Earlier this year the U.S. government unleashed a portion of the Colorado river and flooded the Grand Canyon in order to help it recover from erosion. Other unanticipated discoveries were found along the way. George Hardeen reports from Arizona.
Clearing Grand Canyon Air
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Hopi Solar Project
George Hardeen reports on a project that has brought solar electricity to two dozen homes on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. Isolated from surrounding communities, the Hopi have remained off the power grid for religious reasons.