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The Department of Energy is proposing increased uranium mining near Canyonlands National Park and the possible storage of nuclear waste near Moab Utah. This 2019 file photo shows Canyonlands National Park near Moab. (Photo by Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)

Moab is not a place for “nuclear tourism.” The DOE can’t sugarcoat spent nuclear fuel. (抖阴ap)

January 21, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

Like the radioactive waste itself, some bad ideas won鈥檛 disappear. Southeast Utah is in the crosshairs once again, aided by a $2 million Biden-era grant given to two pro-nuclear nonprofits...

The Glen Canyon Dam holds back Colorado River water to create Lake Powell in Page, Arizona, on April 15, 2023. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: When Lake Powell reaches “dead pool,” tear down the Glen Canyon Dam

September 30, 2024 at 2:35 p.m.

Since the year 2000, Lake Powell has been in decline. Climate change has reduced runoff throughout the Colorado River Basin by around 20% compared to the previous century.