One of the most reassuring things I’ve observed in recent years is how local-level policymakers have worked toward intelligent solutions and strategies to face the realities and challenges of climate change; policies that govern resource management and development are closer in alignment with future projections than ever before and are designed with sustainability in mind.

*For mobile readers: I apologize for the awkwardly large photo sizing! I'm currently only able to include photos in my articles via HTML embed links (a storage issue related to my current account status). Unfortunately I can't edit sizing on mobile right now. To view whole images, slide left/ right & up/down or open in a separate tab. The above photos are of the 20-million-ton slag pile (from United Verde Copper Company) which lies like a sleeping giant in Clarkdale, AZ. The

" When the thrasher comes, I'll be stuck in the sun like the dinosaurs in shrines... But I'll know the time has come to give what's mine... -Neil Young, Thrasher (from the Rust Never Sleeps album) To borrow a phrase from Neil Young circa 1979, rust never sleeps. The phrase, also the title for his album and tour with t

A few years ago, I was sitting at my desk on a Zoom call listening to a group of concerned citizens, city leaders and environmental organizations (hence forth I will refer to them as “the people”) making their points against the opposition : an energy company who was in the midst of launching a campaign to reopen a uranium extraction mine only 13 miles from Grand Canyon National Park. The people were there to argue in favor of immediate closure and remediation. The company,

By Lo Frisby There's nothing quite like hiking Red Mountain Trail on a crisp fall morning: the fresh scent of juniper trees and minerals swirling in the air create a magical experience for anyone visiting this geological wonder, just 25 miles north of Flagstaff and about 43 miles southeast of Grand Canyon National Park. Though truthfully more of a stroll than a hike (save for a short ladder that one must climb to get to the last, most would say best, part of the trail), one c