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