A proposed monument could halt new uranium claims around Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK – Native Americans who claim to protect the Grand Canyon’s lands and waters will sing, dance and celebrate their spiritual connection to the canyon on Saturday ahead of this week’s presidential visit, with their achievements reaching 1.1 million acres. We hope that it will lead to the designation of a quasi-national […]
DeSantis—Newsom Debate’s Proposed Rules Released, Governor’s Spox Calls Them ‘A Joke’

A spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed a proposal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to introduce a two-minute pre-recorded video of the debate as a “joke.” The prospect of an altercation between Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Newsom has caught the attention of voters, and both governors have drawn fervent support and criticism. Newsom Spocks […]
A proposed national monument in Arizona impacts Utah ranchers, energy

Nick Proctor walking in the Colt Mesa area of Old Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Friday, May 14, 2021. The land pictured across the dirt road is part of a national monument. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News The possibility of designating 1.1 million acres of land in northern Arizona as a monument is being explored […]
Judge rules vote on proposed Flagstaff hospital will proceed

A Coconino County judge denied Northern Arizona Health Care’s request to stop the referendum on the Flagstaff hospital project. The ruling clears the way for voters to decide whether plans for new medical facilities move forward. Flagstaff City Council approved the first phase of an $800 million hospital and ambulatory care center earlier this year. […]
Op-Ed: Why proposed rural groundwater control legislation is bad for Arizona

File photo by Luke Runyon/KUNC: Water from the Central Arizona Project spills into rural Pinal County. Column by Congressman Gail Griffin (R-LD19) There has been a lot of talk lately about a local groundwater bill not being considered by the Arizona legislature. Over the years, the proposed legislation has been called various names, including “Groundwater […]
Public voices opinions about proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument | Navajo-Hopi Observer

The Grand Canyon is Arizona’s most prominent natural formation, attracting millions of visitors each year for scenic views important to several tribal nations in the state. Yet the public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon have been targets for uranium mining for decades. Kambria Shuyuja, a Havasupai tribe who grew up and lives at the bottom […]
REPORT: Newly-Engaged Woman Plunges Off Cliff To Her Death Just Moments After Boyfriend Proposed

A heartwarming moment turned heartbreaking when a newly engaged woman fell to her death shortly after her boyfriend proposed on July 6, The New York Post reports. Yesim Demir and her new fiancée Nizamettin Gulus were celebrating their new engagement next to a cliff in the northwestern Turkish city of Canakkale when the tragedy struck, […]
Supervisors oppose inclusion of Mohave County land in proposed Grand Canyon monument | Local News Stories

Federal officials this week met with elected officials and Arizona citizens to discuss a proposed 1.1 million-acre national monument in northern Arizona. And Mojave County officials want nothing to do with it. A public meeting was held in Flagstaff on Tuesday, where officials from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forestry Service […]
‘We cannot continue to scar Mother Earth’: Public shows support for proposed monument near Grand Canyon

By Ashley Ray | Cronkite News Dozens of local residents, tribal leaders and state officials gathered in Flagstaff on Tuesday to express support for a proposed national monument around the Grand Canyon, saying the designation could protect natural and cultural resources. The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the monument, […]
Proposed Grand Canyon monument draws support, opposition | News

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