Category: Colorado Plateau
Kaibab National Forest to issue permit for Elk Ridge Ski Area near Williams
Meteor staff June 4, 2020 The Kaibab National Forest announced today that it will issue a Winter Resort Term Permit for the Elk Ridge Ski Area located on Bill Williams Mountain south of the City of…
Fleas test positive for plague In Baderville near Flagstaff
Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials confirmed that fleas collected in the Baderville area, northwest of Flagstaff, have tested positive for plague (Yersinia pestis). Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials confirmed that…
The Navajo Nation has been hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak with cases at 838
by Meteor Staff Tuesday, April 14, 4:20 PM, MST Updated 2 PM Wednesday April 15 Flagstaff St. Mary’s Food Bank delivered three semi-truck loads of food boxes this morning to the struggling Navajo Nation in Arizona….
Coconino County adds testing, one day sites in Tusayan and Williams
In a press release Saturday Coconino County health officials announced additional COVID-19 specimen collections sites will be available in Tusayan and Williams this week. The Tusayan site, located at 1 Clinic Rd Grand Canyon, AZ, will…
Flagstaff and Coconino County cases rise slower than state and Reservation cases
by Meteor Staff Sunday, April 12 Flagstaff Coconino County Health and Human Services released new sets of statistics Saturday night. CCHHS reported 18 deaths, 236 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 33 tests pending and 863…
Thursday evening Navajo Nation reports: 70 new positive cases of COVID-19, two more deaths. 57-hour curfew begins Friday night 8 PM
Home to over 300,000 people the total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 558 for the Navajo Nation as of Thursday by Meteor Staff from Navajo Nation press releases and firsthand accounts Friday, April…
Trump Administration plan expands fossil fuel extraction across Southwestern Colorado
by Meteor Staff from reports Thursday, April 9, 4:10 PM MST The Trump administration today announced the release of its final plan to expand drilling and fracking and other fossil fuel extraction across southwestern Colorado for…
President Nez and Vice President Lizer in self-quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19 individual
by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer Thursday, April 9 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. During a live online town hall update on Thursday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced that he and…
Navajo and Hopi grassroots group bringing food and water as coronavirus spreads
“I know these are difficult times. But let’s remember we are never alone,” said Cassandra Begay, Communications Lead with the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund, “Let’s remember the important relationships we have that are…
Flagstaff coronavirus shorts
by Meteor Staff Thursday, April 2, As government response to the coronavirus outbreak increases, there’s news to report on many levels that affects northern Arizonans and our business community. Grand Canyon closes. Late yesterday afternoon, the…
NPS closes Grand Canyon National Park
by Meteor Staff Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Flagstaff The National Park Service (NPS) announced the closing of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). Beginning immediately GCNP is closed to the public. According to acting Superintendent Mary…
County Board of Supervisors call on Interior to close Grand Canyon National Park
by Meteor staff Friday March 27 Flagstaff — Yesterday, The Coconino County Board of Supervisors called on the Department of Interior to temporarily close Grand Canyon National Park. Citing the need for social distancing the Board…
‘This system cannot be sustained’ This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.
By Anna V. Smith/ High Country News March 10, 2020 The Colorado River Basin is the setting for some of the most drawn-out and complex water issues in the Western U.S. In 2019, the Colorado River…
Latest Bears Ears planning meeting convenes without indigenous voices
“Am I the only Indigenous person in the room right now?” asked Angelo Baca, a Navajo and Hopi resident of San Juan County and member of Utah Diné Bikeyah who attended the meeting as an observer….
Bears Ears: what’s the rumble about?
Bears Ears is the first tribally requested national monument and has been home to Hopi, Diné, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni peoples since time immemorial, it was designated as a national monument in 2016 to…
Trump’s final plan to open treasured public lands in Utah called ‘Sellout’ to big oil
The administration’s new managment plans “are the latest in a series of insults… that began when Trump illegally dismantled Bears Ears and Grand Staircase at the behest of corporate interests two years ago.” By Jessica Corbett,…
