Environment
Campers will have limited access to what's considered a very remote campground in the Prescott National Forest this year. The Yavapai Campground will remain closed for this upcoming winter season.
Oct. 21, 2022
Lawmakers in Arizona are renewing calls for the federal government to help clean up groundwater in the Tucson area that has been contaminated by military activities.
Oct. 19, 2022
Phoenix’s bulk trash collection is running about three weeks behind schedule because they don’t have enough workers.
Oct. 19, 2022
The Department of Interior announced that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes more than $200 million for drought resilience projects.
Oct. 19, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision to fill gaps in the border wall near Yuma has met with resistance from the Bureau of Reclamation and the Cocopah Tribe. But the state may be planning to put shipping containers on a different stretch.
Oct. 19, 2022
The federal government is poisoning a species of fish in an effort to save another one.
Oct. 19, 2022
The Arizona Game and Fish Department hopes to move forward with a project to restore Apache trout in a White Mountain watershed.
Oct. 18, 2022
After a wet and stormy weekend in the Valley, Arizona can expect some cooler weather later this week.
Oct. 16, 2022
A report by 33 leading science and conservation organizations and agencies shows more than half of U.S. bird species are declining. Hardest hit are grassland birds, which are down 34% since 1970.
Oct. 13, 2022
In the past 25 years, California’s most polluted inland lake has grown more polluted and hazardous as it has lost one-third of its water. A new paper suggests that warming trends and water diversion might not be the cause.
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Oct. 12, 2022
A two-day festival in northern Sonora this weekend will be the first in the state to celebrate the sky islands region of Arizona and Sonora.
Oct. 12, 2022
It's fall, but the leaves aren’t changing in the Sonoran desert where we live. So what does fall mean in the Southwest?
Oct. 11, 2022
As winter approaches, the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is preparing to make its seasonal shift to limited operations.
Oct. 8, 2022
Two restoration projects are underway in the Tonto National Forest. The treatments are being done to mitigate the results of a wildfire that occurred over 30 years ago.
Oct. 8, 2022
Researchers from Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona are collaborating with the Cocopah Indian Tribe to assess environmental health issues at a Head Start and day care facility. Concerns include possible air and water pollution from surrounding areas.
Oct. 6, 2022
Federal officials this week released the final revised plan to address illegal killings of the endangered Mexican gray wolf.
Oct. 6, 2022
Arizona's 2022 monsoon season was a wet one, and there's more to come. But ASU's Randy Cerveny warns the trend won't likely carry on into winter.
Oct. 6, 2022
This week, the Sonoran government started work to restore an abandoned theme park and nearby wetland.
Oct. 4, 2022
A new study from Colorado State University takes a deep dive into the complex connection between wildfires and snowpack and how it all relates to our diminishing Western water supply.
Oct. 4, 2022
Although there’s a minimal chance for isolated showers Monday and Tuesday, metro Phoenix residents can expect mostly dry and cooler weather later this week.
Oct. 2, 2022
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