Ryan Heinsius
Stories
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July 4 wildfire in Grand Canyon still burning, questions about response unanswered
Grand Canyon National Park assess the effects from one of the biggest wildfires in Arizona history, on visitor facilities and ecology.
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The wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge a month ago is still growing
Firefighters are having a lot of trouble controlling the fire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. Rapid growth now threatens a remote and fragile forest ecosystem.
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A wildfire in the Grand Canyon has destroyed dozens of structures, including lodge
A historic lodge in Grand Canyon National Park was lost in a wildfire over the weekend. Arizona's governor wants an investigation into the Park Service's fire response.
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Pressure grows in Congress to revive payments to many sickened by atomic weapon tests
A bill to expand federal compensation for victims of U.S. nuclear testing failed in the last Congress despite bipartisan support. A new bill has created strange political bedfellows.
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Pressure grows in Congress to revive payments to many sickened by atomic weapon tests
Some of Trump's most ardent supporters in Congress are pressing colleagues to revive a key federal compensation program that directs payments to those sickened decades ago by atomic weapons testing.
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The Navajo Nation is raising concerns about mining near the Grand Canyon
The re-opening of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon has the Navajo Nation, and now Arizona's attorney general, questioning its safety.
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Indigenous leaders and activists protest uranium shipments across Navajo Nation
Arizona's governor has intervened in a dispute between the Navajo Nation and a uranium mining company about ore trucks traveling across the reservation. The Navajo Nation has vowed to stop them.