1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (487+ words) (CN) " A loss of potential mining revenue in 2032 is far too speculative an injury to justify a challenge to the designation of a national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon, a Ninth Circuit panel decided Wednesday. Potential mining claims could not…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (986+ words) William Houston was Missoula County's sheriff on two occasions, elected first in 1889 at age 36, and again in 1920 at age 67. He made a name for himself capturing outlaws, chasing train robbers and hanging murderers, including John Burns who shot and killed…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (866+ words) (Arizona Mirror) Arizona is working to build up its legal fund ahead of'a possible fight for the state's fair share'of Colorado River water. On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass'House Bill 2116'and put another $1 million in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (624+ words) WASHINGTON (CN) " An indigenous tribe from the Rocky Mountains asked a D.C. Circuit panel on Monday to overturn a lower court's ruling refusing to hand over ownership of 1.5 million acres of land within its Utah reservation under an 1880 treaty with the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (562+ words) (States Newsroom) Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all seven Colorado River Basin governors and their negotiators to meet in Washington D.C. next Friday as states approach a federal deadline to reach a voluntary agreement to replace river operating guidelines. Nevada…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (306+ words) PHOENIX (CN) " Hurricane-fueled downpours ravaged some Arizonans and gave others hope for a wetter future, but climate experts say extreme drought conditions are likely to stick around for at least a while longer. But despite heavy flooding in Gila and…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (696+ words) PHILADELPHIA (CN) " An Arizona couple pleaded guilty on Monday to a yearslong health hoax involving a made-up medical procedure that cost sick and dying patients over $2 million " all while the husband purportedly prepared for a civil war against the government....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (633+ words) LAS VEGAS (CN) " Managing water in the Colorado River basin is like balancing your checkbook. Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, played a role in developing a budget for the Colorado River…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (704+ words) (Utah News Dispatch) A fight over which states along the Colorado River'have to cut their water use'may still be damming up negotiations like the towering concrete of Lake Powell. But time is running out. Utah and six other states are…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (684+ words) (Nevada Current) More than three decades ago, water managers in Southern Nevada launched a plan to pipe groundwater from hundreds of miles away to augment Lake Mead's water supply. The plan fell through and the region moved on, implementing major…...