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Feds weigh emergency water action in West
FLAGSTAFF — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower... […]
Arizona files notice for possible suit over Mexican wolves
Arizona officials are putting the federal government on notice that they may sue to force development of an update of the current recovery plan for endangered Mexican wolves.
Former, current Grand Canyon workers allege abuses
Federal investigators are looking into allegations of discrimination, retaliation and a sexually hostile work environment in the Grand Canyon's river corridor.
Company slows uranium mining in northern Arizona
The only two uranium mines operating in Arizona and an associated mill in southern Utah are set to cease operations temporarily as prices for the ore decline.
Tribes back bill to ease federal oversight of Indian-land energy projects
Tribal officials told a House committee Wednesday that federal regulation of energy projects on Indian lands is a “major bottleneck” that is stifling their economies and needs to be changed.
Inadequate site review process could spell disaster for Resolution mine
Your May 31 article on the mine near Superior “Gosar seeks broad support for Resolution Copper land-swap bill” fails to mention the hopelessly inadequate public review process allowed in the proposed legislation.
Interior Department says federal lands added billions of dollars, thousands of jobs to state
Recreation on federal lands last year supported more than 8,000 jobs in Arizona’s rural communities, the fourth-highest in the nation, according to an Interior Department report released Wednesday.
Glendale ready for legal action against casino
Glendale is preparing to mount a legal challenge to a federal decision to turn land near the Cardinal's stadium into the state's largest tribal-run casino.
