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Construction on the Trans-Canyon Waterline started in 1965. This photo shows a contractor’s helicopter delivering materials to attach the pipe beneath the Silver Bridge over the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon’s water ‘backbone’ to get major overhaul starting this fall

Built from 1965 through ’70, the Trans-Canyon Waterline is falling apart, and it has been for years.
An aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

Senate hears bill on Grand Canyon mining

A Senate subcommittee hears about the importance of the proposal.
March 18, 2020 view from Yavapai Point on the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Grand Canyon to raise fee for overnight backcountry camping

Park officials last changed the backcountry fees in 2015.
Bison in a corral on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, September 2019.

31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.

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