Grand Canyon
March 14, 2008--Grand Canyon flood created new sandbars (Denver Post)
The Grand Canyon boasts new sandbars ranging in size from small nooks and crannies to ones as large as football fields, the results of a manmade flood de
March 13, 2008--Environmentalist sue over uranium exploration near Grand Canyon (Arizona Republic)
A trio of environmental organizations filed suit Wednesday to block uranium-mining exploration near the edge of Grand Canyon National Park, claiming the U.S.
March 8, 2008--The Grand Canyon is much, much older (LA Times)
The Grand Canyon is as much as three times as old as geologists had previously believed, at least 17 million years old, researchers reported Friday in the journal Science.
March 5, 2008--Floodgates open in canyon (Denver Post)
Twin torrents of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that used to nour
February 25, 2008--Manmade flood planned in Grand Canyon (Aspen Times)
For the third time since 1996, officials plan to unleash a manmade flood in the Grand Canyon next month in an effort to restore an ecosystem that was altered by
December 20, 2007--Feds considering another big water release into Grand Canyon (Denver Post)
Federal officials are considering releasing a large amount of water from the Glen Canyon Dam into the Grand Canyon early next year in an effort to rebuild beaches and aid endangered fish.
March 21, 2007--Glass-bottom deck debuts 4,000 feet above Grand Canyon Floor (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
The Hualapai Indian Reservation (AZ) unveiled a million-pound, steel-and-glass "Skywalk" that extends 70 feet beyond the Grand Canyon's edge.
