The Latest Breaking News from the Grand Canyon

Biden designates US national monument near Grand Canyon

Indigenous leaders, environmentalists welcome protection of more than 404,000 hectares near Grand Canyon National Park.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Up First Briefing: Biden's Grand Canyon national monument; health tips from Japan.

Biden will designate a national monument protecting Indigenous land near the Grand Canyon. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has lessons from Japan about healthy living.

WEKU · Aug 8, 2023

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

WEKU · Aug 8, 2023

Williams, Arizona city guide: What to do in the gateway to the Grand Canyon

This Old West town has more than a fistful of reasons to saddle up your horse, discovers Richard Franks, with cowboy heritage, Route 66 nostalgia, surrounding natural beauty, and plenty of bars to prop up

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Cowboys and bandits: Why it’s worth travelling to the Grand Canyon by rail

Expect a Wild West extravaganza when you hop on board this one-of-a-kind rail experience through Arizona, writes Richard Franks

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Book Review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 scientists who explored the Grand Canyon

Long before climate change threatened the very existence of the Colorado River, two women botanists set off with a group of amateur boatman to record the plants that lived along what was then the most dangerous river in the world

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: ‘We are still the Grand Canyon’

Members of a small tribe in Arizona are marking the renaming of a popular campground in Grand Canyon National Park as Havasupai Gardens

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

The 10 most Instagrammable landmarks in the world. How many have you shot?

From the Eiffel Tower to the Grand Canyon, this list includes man-made feats of engineering and glorious natural wonders

Digital Camera World · May 8, 2023

Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon

WASHINGTON — Amid growing lawmaker interest in establishing domestic supplies of rare earth minerals, a coalition of tribal leaders, backed by some members of Congress, is calling on President Joe Biden to extend permanent protections to more than a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that are home…

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon - Roll Call

Tribal leaders want President Joe Biden to protect over a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that contain uranium ore deposits.

Roll Call · Apr 18, 2023