A retired geophysicist named Jim Smith successfully challenges Arizona's Coconino National Forest on access fees.
Items by Daniel Kraker
Fred Logg's small solar system powers some lights, his laptop and a small refrigerator -- but the energy source has its limitations.
Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos
Arizonans are grappling with the consequences of
Proposition 207, an anti-takings measure passed last
fall.
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
American Indian tribes face an uphill battle in their
effort to protect sacred sites on federal land in the
West
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
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
The Indian vote could decide tight races in this
year’s elections, including contests in key Western
states
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The Fort Mojave Tribe has built the South Point power
plant to diversify its economy, partnering with a major energy
company and monitoring its environmental performance.
Hopi Indians fear that Peabody Western Coal is draining
the aquifer that provides their water even as the company's
royalties bring money to the reservation.
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- The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reintroduces bighorn sheep on tribal lands
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- Interior finalizes plans to welcome industry into Utah monuments
- Trump targets a bedrock environmental law
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