http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.11/a-fee-dodging-retiree-forces-a-national-forest-to-rethink-access-charges A retired geophysicist named Jim Smith successfully challenges Arizona's Coconino National Forest on access fees. No publisher Daniel Kraker public land access fees hiking Jim Smith Fee demo program Red Rock Pass outdoor recreation Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Western Slope No Fee Coalition 2011-07-06T14:33:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/learning-to-live-with-fewer-watts Fred Logg's small solar system powers some lights, his laptop and a small refrigerator -- but the energy source has its limitations. No publisher Daniel Kraker 2010-02-05T09:27:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/from-pickups-to-pv Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos No publisher Daniel Kraker Navajo Reservation Navajo Tribal Utility Authority electricity renewable energy Fred Logg coal-fired power plants solar power 2010-02-05T09:18:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/359/17373 Arizonans are grappling with the consequences of Proposition 207, an anti-takings measure passed last fall. No publisher Daniel Kraker development land-use property rights Jon Regner zoning takings Proposition 207 planning Pacific Legal Foundation 2010-08-09T21:43:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16040 The closing down of the Mohave Generating Station and the Black Mesa Mine are both a victory for environmentalists and Indian water activists, and an economic catastrophe for the Hopi and Navajo nations No publisher Daniel Kraker Energy Coal Power Plants Coal Water Navajo Nation Hopi Reservations tribal governments Mohave Generating Station Black Mesa Mine Grand Canyon Trust coal mining Southern California Edison Peabody Coal slurry groundwater pumping Vernon Masayesva Black Mesa Trust Navajo aquifer K Native Americans 2010-02-05T08:56:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/310/15907 American Indian tribes face an uphill battle in their effort to protect sacred sites on federal land in the West No publisher Daniel Kraker Indian Culture American Indians Native Americans Indian religion native spirituality sacred sites holy sites Arizona Snowbowl San Francisco Peaks Coconino National Forest snowmaking Navajo Hopi Joe Shirley Jr. religious freedom Petroglyph National Monument 2010-02-05T08:31:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/304/15719 Sen. John McCain proposes a way to settle the long-running scandal over missing Indian trust-account funds, but Blackfoot banker Elouise Cobell remains wary No publisher Daniel Kraker Reservations And Economic Development Elouise Cobell John McCain Indian trust accounts Interior Department Bureau of Indian Affairs Native Americans Senate Indian Affairs Committee energy industry reservation land timber industry Rapid City Journal Baker Massacre Navajo Reservatio 2012-03-30T22:24:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/285/15076 Arizona’s District 1 is considered a congressional "fair fight" district, but Republican incumbent Rick Renzi is leading Democrat Paul Babbitt, despite the region’s demographics No publisher Daniel Kraker Elections Congress Rick Renzi Paul Babbitt Arizona District 1 League of Conservation Voters Republican party Democratic party Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Greg Speed Kristi Hagen Kathy Kitcheyan Carlos Vizcarra 2010-02-05T09:21:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/280/14932 The Indian vote could decide tight races in this year’s elections, including contests in key Western states No publisher Daniel Kraker Politics Native Americans Janet Napolitano elections Ben Nighthorse Campbell Tom Daschle John Thune Rick Renzi Sheila Morago Alyssa Burhans National Voice National Congress of American Indians Indian casinos Indian Gaming Association Inter Tribal C 2010-02-05T09:20:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/270/14628 The state of Arizona and the federal government have long bickered over who should pay for the Central Arizona Project, but a recent agreement reduces the state’s share, and puts money toward funding Indian water projects No publisher Daniel Kraker Dams and Water Supply Projects Water Central Arizona Project CAP dams and water supply projects Indian water rights Gila River Indian Community Native Americans irrigation agriculture Arizona farming Colorado River Phoenix Tucson Native Americans 2010-02-05T09:56:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/270/14627 The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, which defeated a dam that would have flooded tribal farmland, uses water from the Central Arizona Project to grow profitable crops like pecans and citrus fruits No publisher Daniel Kraker Water Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Central Arizona Project CAP Verde River Salt River Orme Dam irrigation Indian water rights Western Water Arizona tribes Native Americans 2010-02-05T09:56:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/270/14616 In Arizona, a historic water deal could give the tiny, impoverished Gila River Indian Community a path back to its farming roots – and turn it into one of the West’s next big power brokers No publisher Daniel Kraker Water Socio-Economics Water rights Western water Indian water Native Americans water rights Gila River Indian Community Arizona tribes Phoenix Arizona Central Arizona Project CAP Gila River Salt River Pima Indians Maricopa Indians irrigation agriculture desert Native Americans 2010-02-05T09:56:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/255/14138 The possibility that the Mohave Generating Station could shut down delights Southwestern environmentalists, but worries the Navajo and Hopi tribes economically dependent on the plant No publisher Daniel Kraker Native Americans Mohave air pollution Navajo Hopi Native American Indians energy 2010-02-05T10:13:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/251/13977 The death of Lori Piestewa, a young Hopi woman killed in combat in Iraq, has brought both grief and pride to the close-knit Navajo and Hopi communities No publisher Daniel Kraker Indian Culture Native Americans 2010-02-05T10:12:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/237/13469 In November, personal watercraft will be banned from Lake Powell and seven other Western reservoirs while the Park Service completes an environmental review of the machines' impacts. No publisher Daniel Kraker Water 2010-02-05T08:40:22Z News Article