Plus: Going down the Bears Ears mining claim wormhole ...

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Plus: The story of Lake Powell’s 26,000-ton pile of radioactive waste

Plus: The story of Lake Powell’s 26,000-ton pile of radioactive waste

Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.

Also: Public Lands, Data Center Digest, Mining Monitor, more

Also: More mining claims filed in Bears Ears National Monument

Plus: “Traveling Wilburys” look at Colorado River water use

Trump’s war on clean energy falters.

Spoiler: There’s no such thing

Spoiler: There’s no such thing

Spoiler: There’s no such thing

Suit says plan could cause devastating environmental, socioeconomic, and health and human safety impacts

Plus: A deeper look at the West's energy mix

The administration wants to open 3 million acres to mining claims and oil and gas leasing at the expense of the landscape.

A weakened Section 106 makes national monuments and the Chaco mineral withdrawal more important than ever

A presidential proclamation slashed the monument by 90% despite a promise to involve tribes.

Plus: BLM moves to erase Chaco buffer zone; random real estate room

It's far, far worse than the last time Trump took his Sharpie to cherished public lands

Plus: Faraday's Copper Creek project has deep-pocketed backers

Plus a Messing with Maps look back at the summer of 1776

Plus: A little meditation on the water-energy-ag nexus

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The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

I had a few dispatches lined up for today, one about gentrification and another about data centers, and then I realized it was a national holiday, Juneteenth, and my readers need a break from all of t...

Plus: A guest commentary on Colorado River allocation

Plus a dash of historical mass murder and its connection to today's copyediting and political battles

Plus a dash of historical mass murder and its connection to today's copyediting and political battles

Plus a dash of historical mass murder and its connection to today's copyediting and political battles

In 1956, construction of Glen Canyon Dam began. The dam would generate hydropower, promote recreation and keep silt from filling up Lake Mead, but its

It's time to launch a land-healing and restoration economy

Plus: Mining (Hype) Monitor

Will Bullfrog survive the shrinking Colorado River?

Massive complex on the banks of the Great Salt Lake sparks intense opposition

Bureau of Reclamation

Feds look to avoid de facto deadpool at Glen Canyon Dam

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Greece’s PPC Group has finished construction of its 2.13 GW solar portfolio in northern Greece. The company is now working on its third large-scale battery storage facility in the area, with plans for...

Chaco comment period ends April 7

True energy independence comes from weaning ourselves from fossil fuels.