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A conservation organization with a mission to safeguard the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, while supporting the rights of its Native peoples. This is our hope-filled feed.

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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍂 Some of the finest places to see aspens turn gold across Utah are in roadless national forests protected by the 2001 roadless rule. The administration is trying to gut the rule. ⏰ 1 week left! The public has only until Oct. 6 to weigh in. 📢 Speak up: grandcanyontrust.org/act/defend-roadless-rule
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Update: At least 72 new mining claims have been filed on lands illegally cut from Bears Ears National Monument. New map by @protectwildutah.bsky.social
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As of yesterday, 23 new mining claims had been filed on lands illegally cut from Bears Ears National Monument.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The East Clear Creek Inventoried Roadless Area is protected from commercial logging by the 2001 roadless rule. Now the administration is trying to gut the rule. ⏰ Public comment deadline: Oct 6 📢 Act now: grandcanyontrust.org/act/defend-roadless-rule 📷 Debra Lee Soltesz, Forest Service
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 17/09/2026
The Trump administration is facing a slew of major lawsuits over its cutback of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments. A new poll shows even in conservative-leaning Utah, two-thirds of voters support their restoration. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202... 📷 U.S. Forest Service
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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New polling shows majority of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The polling comes after Trump downsized both monuments, kickstarting litigation. Latest from me: insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
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Utahns Support Protecting National Monuments That Trump Downsized - Inside Climate News
New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Utah voters overwhelmingly support a strong role for Native American Tribes in managing their ancestral lands. ⬇️ According to an August 2026 poll: Details: bit.ly/UtahMonument...
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎊Some wonderful news for the Confluence! "The Navajo Nation has said that Tooh Ahidiilíní is sacred and worthy of protection. This is what our elders fought for, and it is something we can now carry forward for our children and grandchildren.” -Nelda Dugi www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/navajo-...
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Navajo Nation Protects Little Colorado River Confluence as Sacred Site | Grand Canyon Trust
After years of grassroots advocacy, the Navajo Nation has designated the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers as a sacred site.
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 11/09/2026
A new poll shows that two-thirds of Utah voters support restoring protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. We’re in court challenging the Trump admin’s latest attempt to decimate the beloved monuments.
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Utahns Support Protecting National Monuments That Trump Downsized - Inside Climate News
New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/09/2026
Utah's voters would like their national monuments back, thank you
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Utah's voters would like their national monuments back, thank you
More than two-thirds favor full restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, polling shows.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 10/09/2026
As litigation resumes over the downsizing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, new polling finds a majority of Utah voters support protecting the monuments.
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Utahns Support Protecting National Monuments That Trump Downsized - Inside Climate News
New polling shows that two-thirds of registered voters in Utah support restoring protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Ben Winslow @benwinslow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new poll says a majority of Utahns back protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 10/09/2026
Even a majority of Republicans — 52% — said they want Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante’s boundaries restored.
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Most Utahns want Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase reversed, survey finds
A new survey of Utah voters found that most respondents want to see Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments restored to their previous boundaries.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cuts to Utah national monuments are deeply unpopular in the Beehive State. A new poll shows 2 in 3 Utah voters want the monuments restored: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/utah-vo...
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Utah Voters Want Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante Restored, Poll Shows | Grand Canyon Trust
Two out of three Utah voters support restoring greater protections to all of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 09/09/2026
A new survey of Utah voters found that most respondents want to see Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments restored to their previous boundaries.
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Most Utahns want Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase reversed, survey finds
A new survey of Utah voters found that most respondents want to see Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments restored to their previous boundaries.
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two-thirds of Utah voters say greater protections should be restored to all of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and 82% say it is important for Tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with sacred or culturally significant sites.
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For the Tribal Nations connected to these landscapes, caring for these places is a responsibility that has been carried for generations. Having a meaningful role in management is part of honoring that responsibility and exercising Tribal sovereignty. See the full results: bit.ly/UtahMonument...
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Co-Chair Davina Smith-Idjesa & Autumn Gillard of the Grand Staircase-Escalante Inter-Tribal Coalition joined @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social and New Bridge Strategy to talk about the new polling and what it says about monument protections and Tribal leadership.
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We’re hiring a Digital Communications Coordinator to join the BEITC team. This part-time, remote-first role will support social media, digital storytelling, graphics, video, website & email content, & other communications work that helps elevate the voices & priorities of the Coalition Tribes.
Hiring graphic for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition showing a Coalition staff member at an outreach table. Large text reads “We Are Hiring” and “Digital Communications Coordinator.” The part-time position is 20–25 hours per week, pays $29–$33 per hour, is remote-first for applicants based in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, or Colorado, with Albuquerque preferred, and includes up to 15% travel. The role supports social media, digital storytelling, graphics, video, website, and email content. Apply at bearsearscoalition.org/join-our-team/.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Curious about water temperatures in the Grand Canyon? This tool tracks the daily water temperature of the Colorado River at river mile 15, a few miles downstream of Soap Creek Rapid. ➡️ grandcanyontrust.github.io/river-temp-d...
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Meet some of the volunteers planting trees on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, helping the forest recover after the Dragon Bravo Fire via @goesbykim.bsky.social @azcentral.com #KeepTheCanyonGrand ⬇️ Read the story: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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At the Grand Canyon, volunteers plant seedlings in fire-charred forest
Volunteers find satisfaction in turning grief into action as they help the North Rim take baby steps toward long-term vegetation recovery.
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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Cute cactus alert! The Paradine plains cactus is also resilient, having survived a wildfire in the Grand Canyon North Rim last year. Now, researchers are studying whether this cactus can beat the slow squeeze of the drought after the scare of the fire. 📝 and 📸 by me for @azcentral.com:
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A tiny cactus holds clues to forest recovery after Arizona wildfire
A new study will monitor surviving Paradine plains cactus north of the Grand Canyon for three years to measure the full impacts of the fires.
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Brandon Loomis @brandonloomis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Dragon Bravo Fire burned more than just Grand Canyon Lodge. Now restoration crews and volunteers are working to keep a special place from eroding away. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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The race is on to restore a spring-fed creek torched by Dragon Bravo
The Dragon Bravo Fire burned a high-severity path through one of only two streams that flow year-round on the North Kaibab, near the Grand Canyon.
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azcentral @azcentral.com · 24/08/2026
The Dragon Bravo Fire burned a high-severity path through one of only two streams that flow year-round on the North Kaibab, near the Grand Canyon.
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The race is on to restore a spring-fed creek torched by Dragon Bravo
The Dragon Bravo Fire burned a high-severity path through one of only two streams that flow year-round on the North Kaibab, near the Grand Canyon.
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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A hopeful update from last year’s Dragon Bravo Fire at the Grand Canyon. Lots of great restoration work by both people and nature www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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The race is on to restore a spring-fed creek torched by Dragon Bravo
The Dragon Bravo Fire burned a high-severity path through one of only two streams that flow year-round on the North Kaibab, near the Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"We’re concerned about the pollution of those springs. We are looking towards many generations in the future here.” --Scott Clow, environmental programs director of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe www.mmm-online.com/news/tribal-...
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Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest
A federal law, passed in 2024, bans imports of Russian uranium by 2028, increasing pressure to develop domestic fuel supplies.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📢 New story map: Across the American West, places without roads deep in our national forests protect vital habitat for wildlife, purify our drinking water, and filter the air we breathe. What are roadless areas, and why do they matter? #GIS 📍 Zoom in at: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f1fd...
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Conserving Forests Without Roads
How roadless conservation protects wildlife, drinking water, and clean air on the Colorado Plateau.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
On July 14, just 1 day after cuts to Bears Ears National Monument, Kimmerle Mining filed 7 mining claims on lands stripped of monument protections. www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/mining-...
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Mining claims filed after Trump decimates Utah national monuments | Grand Canyon Trust
Several mining claims have been staked on lands cut out of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. via @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/c...
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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments (Gift Article)
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“While it’s clear these...claims were illegally staked...it’s important to recognize that any future mining claims in the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante cultural landscapes are unacceptable.” -Chaitna Sinha, Grand Canyon Trust www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/mining-...
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Mining claims filed after Trump decimates Utah national monuments | Grand Canyon Trust
Several mining claims have been staked on lands cut out of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Saturday: “Plug into Utah’s Plan for Nuclear Energy” 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 15 at the White Mesa Community Center. The event is part of a statewide outreach effort tied to Operation Gigawatt, Gov. Cox’s 2024 initiative to 2x Utah’s power production over the next 10 years. navajotimes.com/reznews/utah...
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Utah brings nuclear energy push to White Mesa near uranium mill - Navajo Times
Utah is bringing its nuclear energy campaign to White Mesa on Saturday, holding an all-day informational event about nuclear power about three miles from the country’s only operating conventional uran...
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 13/08/2026
Democrats opened an investigation into Energy Fuels after the company’s CEO allegedly bought thousands of shares of stock — days before Trump downsized Bears Ears National Monument.
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A mining CEO bought 74,000 shares days before Trump shrank Bears Ears. House Democrats want answers.
Democrats opened an investigation into Energy Fuels after the company’s CEO allegedly bought thousands of shares of stock — days before Trump downsized Bears Ears National Monument.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A congressional investigation into Energy Fuels centers on whether two of the uranium mining company’s leaders used nonpublic information about President Trump’s cuts to a Utah monument for stock purchases. buff.ly/6SM6sdX
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Democrats in Congress are investigating Energy Fuels for alleged insider trading
The investigation centers on whether two of the uranium mining company’s leaders used nonpublic information about President Trump’s cuts to a Utah monument for stock purchases.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/08/2026
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy. n.pr/45UMR2x
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Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c... via @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
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Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Utah National Monument (Gift Article)
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
More places in Bears Ears National Monument stripped of national monument protections on July 13, 2026. See for yourself at photos.app.goo.gl/EFWSkuUYVPJU...
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This crew is working in the headwaters of North Canyon Wash, a drainage that feeds into the Grand Canyon. This was one of the hardest-hit areas of the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire, which burned 145,504 acres across the north rim of the Grand Canyon. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/volunte...
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Volunteers Kickstart Recovery on North Rim after Dragon Bravo Wildfire | Grand Canyon Trust
A year after the Dragon Bravo Wildfire burned across the north rim of the Grand Canyon, volunteers are helping the landscape recover.
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Center for Western Priorities @westernpriorities.org · 22/07/2026
From Ogden to Bluff, Utahns all over the state showed up to stand with Tribes and support Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments on Monday. Check out photos from the rallies in our photo essay below. 
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"We're powered by love": Utahns gather across the state to show support for national monuments
Rallies held from Ogden to Bluff illustrate broad support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase in Utah
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Navajo Police Department says an empty uranium transport semi-truck rolled over Tuesday afternoon during heavy rain on U.S. 160 near Black Mesa on the Navajo Nation. buff.ly/iDdnDUc
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Rollover of uranium ore truck on Navajo Nation prompts calls for investigation
The Navajo Police Department says an empty uranium transport semi-truck rolled over Tuesday afternoon during heavy rain on U.S. 160 near Black Mesa on the Navajo Nation.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
From me: Uranium transport truck rolls over on US 160; no hazard risk
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Uranium transport truck rolls over on US 160; no hazard risk
A second uranium transport truck crash has happened in two months. The driver was injured, but no hazardous materials were on board.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to their lowest combined levels on record, a grim milestone in the Colorado River's deepening crisis www.latimes.com/environment/...
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'A five-alarm fire': Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels
The Colorado River's largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have declined to the lowest combined levels on record. Researchers say this underscores the urgent need to cut water use.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today, Navajo Police Dept responded to a single-vehicle rollover involving a Uranium Transport Semi-Truck on U.S. Highway 160. Authorities confirmed there were no hazardous materials in the cargo container at the time of the accident. Navajo Police Dept Press release: bit.ly/4fr1rmZ
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What areas of Bears Ears National Monument were stripped of protections? See for yourself: photos.app.goo.gl/EFWSkuUYVPJU...
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Places Cut from Bears Ears National Monument by President Trump's 7-13-26 Proclamation · Oct 8, 2005 – Oct 4, 2025 📸
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New maps show Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after President Trump slashed them by more than 90% + a timeline of boundary changes since 2017. More at: www.grandcanyontrust.org/resources/ma...
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Monument's boundaries have changed, and the Bears Ears Commission has been terminated, but the five Tribes' responsibility to care for Bears Ears has not. Photo Credits: 1 - Amanda Podmore / 2 - Bruce Hucko / 3-6 - Josh Ewing / 7 - Tim Peterson
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"The Tribe depends on Havasu Creek to sustain its life & culture...This is all at risk...if the water is contaminated" -Melinda Yaiva, Havasupai Tribe Urge regulators not to raise the arsenic limit for a uranium mine well near Grand Canyon ➡️ Act now: grandcanyontrust.org/act/arsenic-risk 📷: Ed Moss
Swimmer in turquoise water at the base of a waterfall with red cliffs of Grand Canyon aboveA man in a backpack gazes at a turquoise waterfallCloseup of turquoise pools of Havasu Creek below a waterfall
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A uranium mining company wants Arizona regulators to raise the arsenic limit in a key monitoring well at a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon. The Havasupai Tribe is asking the public to urge regulators to say NO. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/arsenic...
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Arsenic Raises Concern at Grand Canyon Uranium Mine | Grand Canyon Trust
A mining company claims rising arsenic levels in a monitoring well at Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon are natural. Are they?
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azcentral @azcentral.com · 28/06/2026
The operator of the Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon is seeking changes to arsenic limits in one monitoring well.
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Havasupai leaders oppose plan to raise arsenic limits at uranium mine
The operator of the Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon is seeking changes to arsenic limits in one monitoring well.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Congress needs to understand the urgency of rebuilding the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park. A closer look at the North Rim 1 year after the Dragon Bravo Fire via @brandonloomis.bsky.social @joanmeiners.bsky.social @goesbykim.bsky.social @azcentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Dragon Bravo Fire broke hearts, but Grand Canyon shows its resilience
The Dragon Bravo Fire burned across 150,000 acres and destroyed the historic lodge at the North Rim, but work to repair it started almost immediately.
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Grand Canyon Trust @grandcanyontrust.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📢 Urgent request from the Havasupai Tribe re: Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon. ➡️ Contact AZ Dept of Environmental Quality at peters.karen@azdeq.gov & urge them not to raise the arsenic limit at one of the mine's monitoring wells, putting the Tribe's drinking water at risk.
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