Environment
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked a bid from Rosemont Copper Company to dig a 6,500-foot wide open pit mine about 30 miles southeast of Tucson.
May. 13, 2022
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that could block approval of an open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains.
May. 12, 2022
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have asked the Justice Department to investigate possible criminal conduct regarding a development in southern Arizona during the Trump administration.
May. 11, 2022
A recent report shows that Arizona ranked near the bottom of the list of Western states in public lands protection during the last decade.
May. 11, 2022
Scottsdale is working on its first sustainability plan and will host two workshops next week to provide an overview of sustainability and hear from residents.
May. 10, 2022
Congressman Raul Grijalva marked the 150th anniversary of the Mining Act of 1872 by calling attention to the law’s shortcomings.
May. 10, 2022
Peaches are often seen as a summer delicacy, and some Phoenix-area residents are getting ready to pick them off trees in their yards. But for Reagan Wytsalucy, this fruit has a much deeper meaning.
May. 10, 2022
Humans and animals have coexisted for centuries, but a new book looks to explore ways we could make our environment a bit more friendly for animals.
May. 10, 2022
Quitobaquito a natural water source near the U.S.-Mexico border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. It’s a sacred site and historic homestead to a southern Arizona tribe and it houses some of the state’s most endangered species. But the site is now in peril.
May. 6, 2022
The Sky Island Alliance placed dozens of game cameras in southern Arizona after the Biden administration took office. The alliance has found that animals make up the bulk of traffic along the border. Most of the human traffic is Border Patrol, construction workers or ranchers.
May. 4, 2022
As the Phoenix City Council prepares to approve a new budget to start in July, some members are already looking ahead to the next year.
May. 3, 2022
Every winter, Grand Canyon National Park closes its North Rim lodge and other services for the season. But this year’s reopening is just around the corner.
May. 3, 2022
A group of conservationists has filed suit to challenge the Federal Highway Administration’s approval of Interstate 11, from Nogales to northern Arizona.
May. 2, 2022
The federal government is expected later this year to make a decision on whether to continue to allow the use of a type of insecticide for another 15 years. Critics worry about this class of pesticide and the effect it has on the overall ecology — including on pollinators.
May. 2, 2022
Arizona granted an aquifer protection permit to a mining firm recently that enables the company to prepare to start extracting uranium ore near Grand Canyon National Park.
May. 1, 2022
Leaders in the Yuma area are hosting a roundtable Thursday afternoon to discuss how drought and cuts in Colorado River output will affect water infrastructure and needs going forward.
Apr. 27, 2022
Conservation groups are suing the Mexican government in order to halt construction on a tourist train through the Maya forest in southern Mexico. Parts of the project have moved forward without the usual environmental assessments.
Apr. 27, 2022
Arizona is known for a lot of things, including some of our unique flora and fauna. But succulents have grown in popularity beyond just the desert. And while they can be a fairly low-maintenance plant, they are not no-maintenance, even in the Southwest.
Apr. 27, 2022
Dating back to the earliest days of western expansion in the U.S. is a collection of checkerboard patterns that divide public lands from private lands.
Apr. 27, 2022
A Flagstaff man has pleaded guilty to guiding in the backcountry of Grand Canyon National Park without a license.
Apr. 26, 2022
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