Author: Donovan Quintero

The Colorado River system is running out of buffer, and researchers warn the next year or two could push Lake Powell and Lake Mead toward operating conditions where moving water downstream becomes limited by both hydrology and engineering.

As the United States confronts soaring electricity demand and a tightening global energy race, nuclear industry leaders warn that the scale of expansion required to secure the nation’s energy future is unprecedented.

Navajo allottee and advocate Ervin Chavez says federal protections surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park did more than restrict energy development. He argues they crossed a line into Navajo land authority, sovereignty and intertribal relations, a conflict he says remains unresolved as Congress stalls on legislation to undo the policy.

Fifteen years after Navajo voters cut the Navajo Nation Council from 88 delegates to 24, the tribe is again debating how many lawmakers should serve 110 chapters, and whether the Nation can afford a larger government.