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What We Do: Regional Issues 

 

  • Proposed Coal Mine near Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Proposed Oil Refineries in Green River, UT near Arches and Canyonlands National Park
  • Funding for the expansion of Petrified National Park
  • Ongoing overflight challenges at the Grand Canyon
  • Designation of western energy corridor that compromises viewshed at Arches National Park.
  • Development pressures and expansion for Saguaro NP
  • River management issues at the Glen Canyon Dam threaten Colorado River corridor through the Grand Canyon
  • Coal fire power plants in Nevada, Utah and New Mexico threaten visibility, contribute to contamination of natural systems and hasten climate change at Zion, Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Capitol Reef.
  • Construction of border fence restricts migration of key species at Organ Pipe.
  • Uranium mining at the boundary of the Grand Canyon.
  • Park in-holdings compromise intrinsic resources at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Zion, Capitol Reef and Petrified Forest.
  • Coal bed methane well proposed at Aztec Ruins NM
  • Adjacent development of new homes at Colorado NM
  • Illegal Off Road Vehicle use at Sunset Crater NM
  • Potential Tar Sands Development in Glen Canyon NRA
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