Controversy Surrounds Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon Energy Fuels Inc. revives uranium mining near Grand Canyon, sparking debate over environmental impact and indigenous rights. Top News · Mar 30, 2024
A screaming fan on the Grand Canyon and Alabama March Madness broadcast had viewers so annoyed Who was this? Because everyone was SO ANNOYED. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 25, 2024
"More soulful than a gospel convention, warmer than a mother's love and groovier than the Grand Canyon": The Black Crows return in righteous form on Happiness Bastards The Black Crowes are still shaking on reunion album Happiness Bastards Louder · Mar 19, 2024
“It was the tune that changed everything” for Noel Gallagher and Oasis, with his greatest guitar solo – but it turns out that Live Forever got a serious guitar edit in the control room "It was essentially the same solo that’s on the finished version Noel always plays live, but when it went high on the second half all I could think of was Slash in leather kecks with a wind machine on the Grand Canyon" MusicRadar · Mar 12, 2024
Exploring The Top 10 Natural Wonders Of The United States Discover the top 10 natural wonders in the US, from the Grand Canyon to Bryce Canyon, and plan your next adventure. Top News · Mar 5, 2024
Discover The World's Top 10 Thrilling Whitewater Rafting Destinations Explore the world's top whitewater rafting destinations, from the Grand Canyon's Colorado River to Nepal's Karnali River. Top News · Feb 22, 2024
Alarm as first uranium mine in years opens near Grand Canyon Pinyon Plain’s start comes amid US’s push to boost production, but tribes fear contamination of water and cultural sites The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2024
A solo trip to the Grand Canyon was what I needed for a fresh outlook in 2024 With time and space to reflect on our lives and to take account of what we’ve endured and who we’ve become, we can start to see ourselves better, Alden Loury writes. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2024
Family of British tourist among 5 killed in 2018 Grand Canyon helicopter crash wins $100M settlement A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a 31-year-old British tourist who died in a helicopter crash at the Grand Canyon The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty of the Grand Canyon, the stupendous chasm in Arizona. The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023
Readers reply: why do photographs of beautiful scenery never do it justice? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
Hikers caught hurling rocks into Grand Canyon "to hear the sound they make" The odds of hitting someone might be relatively low, but the results could be catastrophic Advnture · Dec 7, 2023
"This is hard to watch" – tourists clamber onto Grand Canyon rim for photos None of the visitors even turned to appreciate the view Advnture · Nov 9, 2023
Will national parks close during a government shutdown? Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2023 Government shutdown would mean locked gates, furloughed rangers at national parks The majority of more than 420 national park units will be off-limits to the public starting Monday, Interior officials said. The governors of Arizona and Utah vowed to use state funding to keep some of the most iconic parks, including Grand Canyon and Zion, open.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if shutdown occurs Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Injured hiker, 63, rescued after friends abandoned him during Grand Canyon trek A hiker was abandoned by his friends while waiting for emergency services to find him in the middle of the Grand Canyon
WEKU · Sep 16, 2023 Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are about to be a UNESCO World Heritage site UNESCO World Heritage Sites are considered "outstanding works of human genius." There are just 24 in the U.S., including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.
The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2023 Man dies in Grand Canyon national park while attempting grueling hike Ranjith Varma, 55, of Manassas, Virginia, was unresponsive about halfway through 18-mile hike amid temperatures of 100F
Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023 13-year-old boy survives 100ft fall at Grand Canyon after slipping while moving for photos Wyatt Kauffman, 13, said he was moving ‘out of the way’ so people could take a photo
Reason · Aug 11, 2023 Biden's New Grand Canyon Monument Will Hamper Clean Energy Production The designation will prevent new uranium mines in a lucrative area.
Salon · Aug 9, 2023 Biden protects Grand Canyon from mining The designation permanently prevents uranium mining in the region, which has poisoned the Colorado River
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 Joe Biden mistakenly refers to the Grand Canyon as one of the ‘nine’ wonders of the world The US President made the gaffe while speaking to reporters at the iconic site in Arizona
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023 Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns The move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It is President Joe Biden’s fifth monument designation.