Crews with the Tonto National Forest and San Carlos Apache Tribe are conducting a prescribed burn operation about 100 miles east of Phoenix near the Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds close to Globe.

Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court’s stricter interpretation of a century-and-a-half-old mining law in a new ruling that blocks a metals mine in Nevada. And it could have ramifications for a huge lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line and other future mines across the West.

Congress created the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in 1988 to protect a scenic area of southern Arizona. But a new study by the Center for Biological Diversity says the river still needs protection.

Pine beetles destroyed forests in the Sierra Nevada in just a few years, and researchers say they may never return to pre-drought levels.

Phoenix weather will become even hotter coming out of the weekend. The National Weather Service forecasts high temperatures in the upper 90s on Monday and possibly reaching 100 degrees for the first time this year by Tuesday.

The North Rim, which closes in October and typically reopens in May, is now scheduled to reopen June 2, with the campground opening on June 9.

PFAS are a concerning group of substances known as forever chemicals, because they don’t break down naturally. And a research group has now found that PFAS are present in more than 330 wildlife species around the world.

The Biden administration recently directed the Bureau of Land Management to elevate recreation and conservation to the same level as other land uses, such as mining or grazing.

Conservationists have battled for years with the Environmental Protection Agency over lax regulation of a pesticide that is highly toxic to bees. A number of agricultural states have sued the EPA over the use of sulfoxaflor, which is toxic to bees and other pollinators.