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Ambitions to start a uranium industry on American soil are being reawakened - but so are fears of the pollution the industry is bringing.

If imports end because of the war, American companies may look to increase domestic mining, which has a toxic history on Indigenous lands.

Highlights from a Discussion of the Colorado River Basin and Glen Canyon Dam

A virtual conference is scheduled on Monday to discuss the future of the Colorado River with some of the nation's leading scientists, Indigenous community leaders along with former and high-ranking federal officials.

A multi-decade drought has left Lake Mead and Lake Powell with record low water levels.

Opponents say the project would threaten roads, wildlife, and even the night sky itself, not to mention the lifeblood of the South Rim: water. Proponents point to economic development to serve an ever-increasing number of visitors.

Living in Geologic Time: Will desertification overtake Nevada’s half-million-year history of wetlands?

Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality is allowing a uranium mine operator to spray water laced with uranium and arsenic on the ground to keep dust down on its site, but it is considering the status of the mine’s permit.