Surveys aim to track trash making it into the Santa Cruz River
The Sonoran Institute is leading an effort to quantify the trash ending up in the river with the hope of eventually reducing it.
Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom
Drought and dwindling supply are creating stress on the western water-sharing system
Borderlands groups submit list of wall sections prioritized for removal
One of the most comprehensive outlines so far lists roughly 70 miles of wall segments across the Borderlands.
Arizona seeks to create surface water protections after Clean Water Act rollback
The legislation aims to fill the gap left by the rollback of federal protections, but not everyone is pleased with the current proposal.
In rapidly warming Colorado River Basin, the negotiating table is being set
A new round of talks could define how the river system adapts to a changing climate for the next generation.
Grand Canyon Protection Act passes House
The bill would permanently protect the region around the national park from new mining claims.
Conversation with health expert in the Navajo Nation about COVID-19
The head of the Navajo Department of Health also talks about her experiences advising then President-elect Joe Biden on COVID-19.
Arizona changes 'use it or lose it' water law
A bill signed last week allows water users to voluntarily conserve water without risking loss of the rights to it.
PFAS contamination draws local, national cleanup efforts
The so-called “forever chemicals” accumulate in bodies and can have numerous health impacts.
After months of border wall construction, a look at the damage done
As President Biden takes the helm, conservation groups take stock of the border wall’s environmental impacts.
Pascua Yaqui Tribe secures federal grant for water pipeline
The nonpotable water project would free up 50 acre-feet of drinking water for the tribe each year.
Controversial Oak Flat mine moves closer to reality
Oak Flat, sacred to the Apache and other tribes, sits over a huge reserve of copper.
Upper Colorado River drought plan triggered for first time
A recent federal forecast showed one of the river’s biggest reservoirs -- Lake Powell in Utah -- dropping below a critical threshold.
Forecasters: Rain, snow on tap for drought-weary Southwest
Drought stricken region badly needs the moisture
Predicted Arizona dry year could impact trees, cause fires
After driest year on record in 2020, no relief is in sight
