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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 15h
Water deliveries to Grand Canyon National Park are underway as officials work to restore water service by Nov. 16th following August’s deadly flash flood.
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Grand Canyon begins water deliveries ahead of scheduled restoration date
Water deliveries to Grand Canyon National Park are underway as officials work to restore water service by Nov. 16th following August’s deadly flash flood.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Flagstaff artist Chip Thomas is one of this year's MacArthur Fellows for his work confronting issues affecting Indigenous communities. We revisit a story about his 2026 art exhibit that reveals the history of Black lumberjacks in northern Arizona. buff.ly/2Omwl4A
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An art exhibit reveals the hidden history of northern Arizona’s Black lumberjacks
An art exhibit at Northern Arizona University explores the legacy of Black workers who helped cement the enduring western icon of the lumberjack in the region.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Coconino County judge sentenced 20-year-old Carter Eslick to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge.
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Former NAU fraternity leader sentenced in deadly hazing case
A Coconino County judge sentenced 20-year-old Carter Eslick to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Navajo Nation community about 20 miles outside Page passed another resolution last month rejecting a proposed copper mine. A mining company executive told KNAU the mining proposal is effectively stalled unless the community changes its mind. buff.ly/V7gf3Sl
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Community pushback holds up a proposed copper mine on the Navajo Nation
The Coppermine Chapter passed a resolution in August saying it unequivocally opposed the proposal to mine copper on its land. A mining company executive said the mining proposal is effectively…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An abiding question among geologists is when was the Grand Canyon carved? When did the Colorado River assume its present course and become the master sculptor of the canyon?
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Earth Notes: Bidahochi Basin
An abiding question among geologists is when was the Grand Canyon carved? When did the Colorado River assume its present course and become the master sculptor of the canyon?
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board reductions. NAU will receive about $2.5 million.
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Hobbs restores part of university funding cuts, including $2.5 million for NAU
Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board reductions. NAU will receive about $2.5 million.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows who will receive the no-strings-attached $800,000 grant to further their work. buff.ly/w5NtRbO
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Flagstaff artist Chip Thomas awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows who will receive the no-strings-attached $800,000 grant to further their work.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A French developer offered $10K to a Navajo nonprofit. In exchange, the nonprofit needed to end their opposition to his proposed hydro projects. After they refused, two people with ties to the developer reached out to the nonprofit’s funders. buff.ly/HW9WiTt
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Developer’s latest hydropower proposal on Navajo Nation draws scrutiny
Supporters say the project would bring jobs to communities that need them. Critics are concerned about the environmental impact and the tactics used by the developer and his allies.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. But after wildfires and flooding hit the area five years ago, she decided to give away her blooms instead. buff.ly/c5i93wh
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Pick a free bouquet, stay for the community at a flower garden on Butterfly Lane
Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. But after wildfires and flooding hit the area five years ago, she decided to give away her blooms…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts an unusual encounter with a slow flash flood deep in the Grand Canyon. buff.ly/4tfAsf0
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Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: A Flash Flood
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts an unusual encounter with a slow flash flood deep in the Grand Canyon.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The affordable housing nonprofit is accepting applications for 10 new starter homes in Flagstaff’s Timber Sky development. It’s the next phase in the project launched last year. buff.ly/YtUNrvn
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Habitat for Humanity opens applications for 10 starter homes
The affordable housing nonprofit is accepting applications for 10 new starter homes in Flagstaff’s Timber Sky development. It’s the next phase in the project launched last year.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly is leading a push for more disaster recovery funding at the Grand Canyon. It follows two major wildfires and devastating flash flooding that have impacted the park in the last year. buff.ly/IyFHsZc
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Kelly leads push for additional Grand Canyon recovery funds
Sen. Mark Kelly along with the rest of Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation are asking Congress for additional funding to help Grand Canyon National Park recover from a series of disasters…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every hunting season since 1998, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked hunters to bring them elk and deer heads to test for chronic wasting disease.
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Earth Notes: Chronic Wasting Disease
Every hunting season since 1998, Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked hunters to bring them elk and deer heads to test for chronic wasting disease.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says two years of full Republican control in Washington DC has disappointed voters, as he challenges Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s Second Congressional District. buff.ly/g8t84Uu
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Nez hopes ‘buyer's remorse’ will wrest control of CD2 from Republicans in November
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says two years of full Republican control in Washington DC has disappointed voters, as he challenges Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s Second Congressional…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region.
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3 killed in Navajo Nation flood include 7-year-old preparing for her birthday
Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Grand Canyon National Park officials aim to restore water service to the South Rim by Nov. 16 and to residents by Thanksgiving. Concessionaires would then begin a phased reopening of overnight lodging.
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Grand Canyon officials set tentative timeline for restoring water service to South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park officials aim to restore water service to the South Rim by Nov. 16.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Singer-songwriter Dom Flemons is known for a roosty, old-timey sound. But more recently the former Flagstaffian has adopted a more contemporary style reflecting modern convictions, anxieties and joys. Flemons plays this weekend at Pickin' in the Pines in Flagstaff. buff.ly/v8JVEvn
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Time traveler: Dom Flemons’ musical fire burns across the ages
Singer-songwriter Dom Flemons is known for a roosty, old-timey sound. But more recently the former Flagstaffian has adopted a more contemporary style reflecting modern convictions, anxieties and joys.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a man outside his Flagstaff home Wednesday morning in the first known enforcement action since ICE opened a local field office. buff.ly/XoJ852v
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ICE detains man in Flagstaff in first known enforcement operation since opening local office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a man outside his Flagstaff home Wednesday morning in the first known enforcement action since ICE opened a local field office.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The flood comes after a different deluge on Aug. 29 destroyed infrastructure and led to the deaths of three hikers. buff.ly/bbZqA6f
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Another flash flood races down Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon
The flood comes after a different deluge on Aug. 29 destroyed infrastructure and led to the deaths of three hikers.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Arizona Department of Transportation officials have closed a portion of Highway 160 east of Kayenta following severe flash flooding Wednesday night. buff.ly/lZc3g1z
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Flash flooding destroys a section of Highway 160 on the Navajo Nation
Arizona Department of Transportation officials have closed a portion of Highway 160 east of Kayenta following severe flash flooding Wednesday night.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the U.S. West has died. According to his family, Kyl died Wednesday night from a neurological disorder. buff.ly/affud20
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Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a 'workhorse' who shaped water policy, dies at 84
Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the U.S. West has died. According to his family, Kyl died Wednesday night from a…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victim's wife said Thursday.
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Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3
Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victim's wife said Thursday.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Central Arizona Project board is voicing disagreement over whether federal water reclamation plans are fair to Arizona and other lower basin states. buff.ly/AysrJdL
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Questions of integrity rise as water levels fall
The Central Arizona Project board is voicing disagreement over whether federal water reclamation plans are fair to Arizona and other lower basin states.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Navajo police say two adults and a juvenile were washed away by a flood near Newcomb, New Mexico early Wednesday. Several other areas on the Navajo Nation are also dealing with flooding. buff.ly/ehR3Z0i
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Three dead in flooding on the Navajo Nation
Navajo police say two adults and a juvenile were washed away by a flood near Newcomb, New Mexico early Wednesday. Several other areas on the Navajo Nation are also dealing with flooding.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The National Park Service says human remains were found on the Colorado River near Crystal Rapid Monday, more than two weeks after a deadly flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon.
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Human remains found in Colorado River weeks after Grand Canyon flash flood
The National Park Service says human remains were found on the Colorado River near Crystal Rapid Monday, more than two weeks after a deadly flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
States that share the Colorado River have been meeting behind closed doors. But as they've failed to forge a deal for the river's future, more are questioning the negotiation process itself.
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Years of Colorado River talks failed to produce a deal. How much should the public see?
States that share the Colorado River have been meeting behind closed doors. But as they've failed to forge a deal for the river's future, more are questioning the negotiation process itself.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Grand Canyon National Park officials say they expect to restore water to the South Rim in the coming weeks after flash flooding destroyed an estimated 40% of the park’s drinking water system almost two weeks ago. buff.ly/r2lu4Hi
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Grand Canyon National Park officials say South Rim water to be restored in 'weeks, not months'
Grand Canyon National Park officials say they expect to restore water to the South Rim in the coming weeks after flash flooding destroyed parts of the park’s water system last month.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new survey shows two-thirds of Utah residents support restoring the size of two recently slashed national monuments in the southern part of the state. buff.ly/ooX5h7A
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Survey shows Utahns support restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments
The survey comes days before a ban on new mining claims within the monuments is set to expire.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new survey shows two-thirds of Utah residents support restoring the size of two recently slashed national monuments in the southern part of the state. buff.ly/ooX5h7A
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Survey shows Utahns support restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments
The survey comes days before a ban on new mining claims within the monuments is set to expire.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A tiny cactus that survives intense wildfire could offer clues about the resilience of ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau.
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Earth Notes: Tiny Cactus Holds the Key
A tiny cactus that survives intense wildfire could offer clues about the resilience of ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A week after the deadly Grand Canyon flooding, crews continue the search for a missing hiker as the park begins the long process of recovery.
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Search for missing hiker, damage assessments continue one week after Grand Canyon flash flood
A week after the deadly Grand Canyon flooding, crews continue the search for a missing hiker as the park begins the long process of recovery.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Two Flagstaff residents had front-row seats — from the river and the trail — to deadly flash flooding that surged through Grand Canyon National Park. buff.ly/BPo9V16
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‘I held on for dear life’: Flagstaff residents recount Grand Canyon flash flood
Two Flagstaff residents had front-row seats — from the river and the trail — to deadly flash flooding that surged through Grand Canyon National Park.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an overhaul under President Donald Trump. The Flagstaff Forestry Sciences Laboratory is not impacted.
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US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump
The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an overhaul under President Donald Trump. The Flagstaff Forestry Sciences Laboratory is not impacted.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A professor at Northern Arizona University teamed up with Navajo communities to test water quality in remote wells. The map is meant to help tribal members still struggling with the effects of past uranium mining. buff.ly/NlXsa7m
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New data added to map of safe water sources on the Navajo Nation
A professor at Northern Arizona University teamed up with Navajo communities to test water quality in remote wells. The map is meant to help tribal members still struggling with the effects of past…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Trump administration’s push to allow more road construction in national forests has alarmed preservationists in Arizona, who warn the change could lead to logging or more uranium mining near the Grand Canyon. buff.ly/Fzfzpjc
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More logging and mining near Grand Canyon? Trump plan to repeal Roadless Rule raises alarms
The Trump administration’s push to allow more road construction in national forests has alarmed preservationists in Arizona, who warn the change could lead to logging or more uranium mining near the…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Arizona officials have given final approval to boost environmental protections for parts of the Upper Verde River and Sycamore Creek in northern Arizona. buff.ly/fcLvNbr
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State officials approve increased environmental protections for Upper Verde River
Arizona officials have given final approval to boost environmental protections for parts of the Upper Verde River and Sycamore Creek in northern Arizona.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Grand Canyon National Park officials are distributing bottled drinking water to park residents after last weekend’s flooding destroyed sections of the Transcanyon Waterline. buff.ly/Oqj2BEr
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Grand Canyon officials distribute bottled water to residents following pipeline break
Grand Canyon National Park officials are distributing bottled drinking water to park residents after last weekend’s flooding destroyed sections of the Transcanyon Waterline.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The federal agency’s action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to “encourage energy production” in the midst of Trump’s self-declared national energy emergency.
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Navajo Nation could keep mining coal until 2136 following permit approval under Trump
The federal agency’s action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to “encourage energy production” in the midst of Trump’s self-declared national energy emergency.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Grand Canyon’s notoriously rugged terrain, now scarred by flooding, complicates the search for a missing man and the completion of damage assessments to infrastructure. buff.ly/dV2shTH
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Flood-scarred terrain complicates response in Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon’s notoriously rugged terrain, now scarred by flooding, complicates the search for a missing man and completing damage assessments to infrastructure.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Conservation and environmental groups sued to undo the slashing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments on Wednesday arguing President Donald Trump’s proclamations violate the Antiquities Act. buff.ly/ywW11pd
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Conservation groups sue to undo Trump’s downsizing of Utah monuments
The environmental groups argue Trump’s slashing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is illegal.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The spiral pattern in a sunflower’s seeds isn’t random. It follows a mathematical sequence that appears throughout the natural world.
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Earth Notes: Fibonacci Sequence
The spiral pattern in a sunflower’s seeds isn’t random. It follows a mathematical sequence that appears throughout the natural world.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area's economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim's water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period.
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Grand Canyon flooding harms an economy that's still recovering from a fire
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area's economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim's water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
National Park Service officials have formally identified two of the victims of last weekend’s flooding in Grand Canyon National Park. buff.ly/jxeKKUt
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Grand Canyon officials identify two flood victims
National Park Service officials have formally identified two of the victims of last weekend’s flooding in Grand Canyon National Park.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Grand Canyon National Park officials say an early warning for flash floods along the popular North Kaibab Trail went down Saturday, just as waters raged through the inner canyon. buff.ly/dPWUVoF
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Grand Canyon National Park’s flood warning system failed during deadly deluge
Grand Canyon National Park officials say an early warning for flash floods along the popular North Kaibab Trail went down Saturday, just as waters raged through the inner canyon.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two people are dead and one hiker remains missing following severe flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend.
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Two dead, one hiker still missing after Grand Canyon flash flooding
Two people are dead and one hiker remains missing following severe flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Craig Childs has witnessed numerous floods in the Grand Canyon. He once interviewed a man who survived a flash flood in Bright Angel Creek, the same drainage that flooded this weekend. buff.ly/X5wVjcp
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An author who’s written about Grand Canyon floods discusses the latest deluge
Craig Childs has witnessed numerous floods in the Grand Canyon. He once interviewed a man who survived a flash flood in Bright Angel Creek, the same drainage that flooded this weekend.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A second person has been found dead with more than a dozen still unaccounted for after severe flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park.
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Second person found dead following Grand Canyon flooding
A second person has been found dead with more than a dozen still unaccounted for after severe flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park.
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A thunderstorm dropped about an inch of rain in roughly 30 minutes over parts of the Grand Canyon on Saturday, prompting evacuations and a rare closure of the Colorado River. buff.ly/hHlKcoV
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Flash flooding in the Grand Canyon prompts evacuations and Colorado River closure
As of Sunday morning, officials had evacuated at least 62 people from Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon and from the lower North Kaibab Trail. A flash flood watch remains in effect until…
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KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
To the surprise of many, the great naturalist John Muir spent a year exploring the Petrified Forest in eastern Arizona. Author Scott Thybony set out to learn more about Muir and his desert wanderings. He tells the story in this month’s Canyon Commentary. buff.ly/scnFYZo
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Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: Among the Stone Trees
To the surprise of many, the great naturalist John Muir spent a year exploring the Petrified Forest in eastern Arizona. Author Scott Thybony set out to learn more about Muir and his desert…
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