Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has been targeted for downsizing and protection rollbacks for years. But the latest attempt to overturn its management plan in Congress has stalled.

By Wyatt Myskow

GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah—When Autumn Gillard first visited this national monument in southern Utah’s red rock country, she hiked to the top of a plateau. Her heart was broken there.

Utah National Monument Survives Attempt to Rescind its Management Plan

Pairing engineered stormwater infrastructure with green spaces can reduce flooding in cities. But wetter storms are pushing these systems to the brink, experts say.

By Kiley Price

In 2011, a short but catastrophic cloudburst hammered Copenhagen, flooding parts of the Danish city with more than 5 inches of rain in a single day.

‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?

The drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell is wreaking havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s beloved recreation area.

Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile and Hannah Romero, Green River Star

As campers with boats flocked to Buckboard Marina at the start of Memorial Day weekend, Tony Valdez was busy issuing refunds and repairing broken boat ramps. One older Green River man, who walked with two canes, left with his money refunded for the season after discovering he could not safely make it down to the boat slip. Due to dropping water levels at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the ramp is now buckled, angling up and down like a pitched roof.

Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy