Little Colorado
03. Cameron to Colorado River
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May 3, 2024
On April 25, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied the preliminary permit application for a large pumped storage hydropower project on Big Canyon after the same developer tried […]
Aug 3, 2021
Returning Home to Good News Last week, I returned from a 19-day Grand Canyon trip to learn that two proposed hydropower projects on the Little Colorado River had been […]
Jul 8, 2020
Photo Credit: Adam Haydock In the ongoing saga of hydro dam developments proposed within striking distance of Grand Canyon National Park, American Whitewater is asking for help from the paddling […]
Jan 9, 2012
Earlier today the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced a 20-year moratorium on new uranium and other hard rock mining claims on roughly 1-million acres of land surrounding the […]
Jul 7, 2011
The Secretary of the Interior recently announced a 6-month extension to his Department’s moratorium on new uranium mining claims on over 1 million acres along the rim of the Grand […]
Mar 29, 2011
Cullowhee, NC – The paddling community is rallying to support a proposed 20-year federal moratorium on new uranium mining claims around Grand Canyon National Park. Citing unacceptable risks of recreational, […]
Oct 6, 2006
Earlier this year, the Grand Canyon National Park began implementing their new management plan and river permitting system. Paddlers wishing to enter the weighted lottery, which replaced the old wait […]
