Environment
This August will mark eight years since a spill at a copper mine in Sonora sent millions of gallons of toxic waste into the Rio Sonora. But residents say they are just beginning to see progress in addressing the damage.
Jul. 1, 2022
A change in policy by the Biden administration to give tribal voices more of a seat at the table has led to a controversy about proposed changes at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff.
Jul. 1, 2022
The Arizona State Parks department is updating its reservation system for its nearly 3 million annual visitors.
Jun. 30, 2022
A monsoon storm has disrupted water delivery at the Grand Canyon, forcing the National Park to take emergency conservation measures.
Jun. 28, 2022
The San Carlos Apache tribe has issued a statement following last week’s rejection of a challenge to the Resolution Copper mine located about 60 miles east of Phoenix in Tonto National Forest.
Jun. 28, 2022
Tempe residents are being asked to help set future priorities for the city through an online survey open through July 1.
Jun. 28, 2022
Thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and Thursday in northern Arizona. The heavy rain may hit burn scar areas in the San Francisco Peaks and the Yavapai County Mountains.
Jun. 28, 2022
Every couple of years, the Bureau of Land Management asks for public input on lands that might be landlocked or hard to reach, but the latest window for public comment is about to close.
Jun. 27, 2022
Grand Canyon National Park had four and a half million visitors last year, which helped boost the northern Arizona economy. A National Park Service report shows that visitors spent more than $710 million last year in the Canyon’s gateway communities.
Jun. 27, 2022
Seven species of sea turtles swim the world’s oceans, nearly all of them threatened or endangered by climate change, poaching and entanglement in fishing gear, among other threats. Five of those turtle species make their way into Mexico’s Gulf of California, where a family in the small Sonoran fishing town of Kino Bay is working to protect the turtles that reach its coasts.
Jun. 26, 2022
Researchers say too much fuel in the forest can lead to bigger and hotter wildfires. So a coalition of government agencies and private interests are working to thin the forest near Payson. With wildfires burning throughout the state, it’s easy to forget that fire is part of nature.
Jun. 22, 2022
A program to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves into the wild has been controversial, and new reporting in the Intercept finds abuse in the system to compensate ranchers whose livestock were killed by wolves.
Jun. 22, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on lands access.
Jun. 21, 2022
Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced last week that Arizona will receive more than $5 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for outdoor recreation and conservation projects.
Jun. 20, 2022
Dams serve a variety of purposes, from energy generation to flood control. But new research on China’s Yellow River suggests dams actually can raise flood risk by altering the makeup and structure of lowland riverbeds.
Jun. 17, 2022
Monsoon season is just beginning, but mosquitoes are already carrying the West Nile virus.
Jun. 17, 2022
Sonoran legislators have unanimously approved a measure that will help conserve private land across the state. Conservation experts see it as a major step forward in protecting habitat and wildlife.
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Jun. 17, 2022
Arizona’s largest reservoirs generate electricity for a number of western states and are widely considered sources of clean energy. But conservationists are beginning to question how clean that power is.
Jun. 15, 2022
A key fish that has dwelt in the Colorado River since ancient times, and whose presence indicates a healthy river, is now up against a threat from a giant dam above.
Jun. 15, 2022
Renewable energy is considered critical in the effort to reduce impacts of climate change, but large wind and solar projects can also have environmental consequences.
Jun. 14, 2022
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