Items by Daniel Kraker

A fee-dodging retiree forces a national forest to rethink access charges
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.
Daniel Kraker July 6, 2011 From the print edition
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.
Daniel Kraker Audio June 25, 2009
From Pickups to PV
From Pickups to PV
Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos
Daniel Kraker June 24, 2009 From the print edition
Growth unfettered
Arizonans are grappling with the consequences of Proposition 207, an anti-takings measure passed last fall.
Daniel Kraker Nov. 26, 2007 From the print edition
The end of an era on the Colorado Plateau
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
Daniel Kraker Jan. 23, 2006 From the print edition
Sacred claims
American Indian tribes face an uphill battle in their effort to protect sacred sites on federal land in the West
Daniel Kraker Nov. 14, 2005 From the print edition
Congress and Indians spar over lost money
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
Daniel Kraker Aug. 22, 2005 From the print edition
Dems stumble in Arizona race
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
Daniel Kraker Oct. 25, 2004 From the print edition
Tribes turn out to vote
The Indian vote could decide tight races in this year’s elections, including contests in key Western states
Daniel Kraker Aug. 16, 2004 From the print edition
The great Central Arizona Project funding switcheroo
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
Daniel Kraker March 15, 2004 From the print edition
Tribe defeated a dam and won back its water
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
Daniel Kraker March 15, 2004 From the print edition
The New Water Czars
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
Daniel Kraker March 15, 2004 From the print edition
Is the Southwest’s ‘last real stinker’on its last legs?
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
Daniel Kraker Aug. 4, 2003 From the print edition
The tangled messages of a servicewoman killed incombat
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
Daniel Kraker Essay May 26, 2003 From the print edition
Jet Ski riders circle the wagons
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.
Daniel Kraker Oct. 28, 2002 From the print edition
Indians play power game
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.
Daniel Kraker May 27, 2002 From the print edition
Is a coal mine pumping the Hopi dry?
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.
Daniel Kraker March 4, 2002 From the print edition
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