Environment
A rare northern jaguar last documented in Arizona in 2015 has been spotted on camera in neighboring Sonora. Conservation groups point to the sighting as evidence of continued cross-border connectivity for the species.
Aug. 4, 2022
About 10 months ago, the Biden administration reset the boundaries of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, which means the Bureau of Land Management will need a new plan.
Aug. 3, 2022
A coalition of conservation groups has reached a settlement on grazing near the San Pedro River in southern Arizona.
Aug. 3, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management has extended the comment period for a popular recreation site north of Phoenix.
Aug. 2, 2022
The Biden administration has announced it will bring back the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation.
Aug. 1, 2022
The bipartisan infrastructure bill provided funds to clean up environmental hazards such as abandoned mines, and the Navajo Nation will be eligible for some of that funding.
Aug. 1, 2022
The City of Flagstaff this week secured $2.4 million in federal funding for flood mitigation efforts. Mayor Paul Deasy said a recent fire burn scar is the main focus as rain continues to be in the forecast.
Jul. 29, 2022
An environmental nonprofit won a court judgment regulating helicopter and plane noise over national parks in 2020, but most parks have yet to comply with the judgment.
Jul. 29, 2022
In the wake of border wall construction during the Trump administration, various sites along the U.S.-Mexico border are in need of environmental restoration. A new report from the nonprofit Wildlands Network details the highest priority areas.
Jul. 28, 2022
In December, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an Unacceptability Notice to a uranium mill located near Bears Ears National Monument, but the agency has revised that notice.
Jul. 27, 2022
Flagstaff recently experienced two large wildfires — what hotshot firefighter Mark Adams calls “career fires.” And he argues that it’s a matter of when, not if, they’ll significantly damage the city’s iconic landscapes.
→ Get the latest news on wildfires in Arizona
→ Get the latest news on wildfires in Arizona
Jul. 26, 2022
Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took up a bill to ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, which an Arizona tribe has been watching the bill closely.
Jul. 25, 2022
As the national parks see more search and rescue operations, its ranger force has gone down.
Jul. 25, 2022
U.S. Forest Service officials are dropping all fire restrictions in Tonto National Forest, citing an increase in monsoon weather that has lowered fire danger across the forest.
Jul. 23, 2022
Areas of Grand Canyon National Park that were closed from this summer’s fires have now reopened.
Jul. 21, 2022
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has issued a report on the Bureau of Land Management under the Biden administration. Halfway into the president's term, they gave it mixed reviews.
Jul. 20, 2022
The Mexican government has restarted construction on a contested railroad project that had run into legal hurdles. Known as the Maya train, the railway has now been designated as a national security matter in order to continue work on the project.
Jul. 20, 2022
Legislation that would ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon will go before a Senate committee Thursday. But the bill’s fate is still up in the air.
Jul. 19, 2022
A couple of federal public lands agencies are asking for input on forest management.
Jul. 18, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered members of the Arizona National Guard to help with flash flood mitigation efforts around Coconino County. Recent monsoon rains dropped lots of rain on wildfire burn scars in the Flagstaff area.
Jul. 18, 2022
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