Interior Department releases Indian Youth Service Corps Program draft guidelines
The department said the Indigenous youth corps will work on conservation projects in public, tribal and Hawaiian lands.
US proposes changes to Mexican gray wolf management
Officials argue removing population limits and setting goals for genetic diversity will help the endangered species.
$1.7M in Air Force funds go to Central Tucson PFAS project
Efforts to address the water contaminates via the project began in 2020.
Biogas plant makes fuel, money for Pima County
Facility purifies waste methane for commercial use.
Forecasters expect drier, warmer winter in Southwest
Drought conditions are expected to continue or worsen across Arizona over the coming months.
Vice president visits Lake Mead
Vice President Kamala Harris surveyed drought conditions and made a case for the Biden Administration’s infrastructure plans.
U.S. formally removes Colorado River fish's endangered status
The humpback chub is one of about a dozen that are native to the Colorado River system and four that are currently endangered.
Ahead of hearing on Oak Flat, a 'spiritual convoy' travels to court
The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is traveling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California to try and block copper mining at the Apache sacred site.
Monsoon brings positive impact to Santa Cruz, other waterways
River watchers say the rainfall replenished aquifers and aided the fish population.
New water year begins with most of the basin in drought
Forecasters think this year will bring “La Niña” conditions, which tends to mean a warmer and drier winter for the Southwest.
Tucson leaders push for electric school buses
Infrastructure bills include billions for zero-emission vehicles
How the monsoon season impacted life in Southern Arizona, from wildfires to bugs
The National Weather Service said the monsoon season was the third-wettest that Tucson has seen since 1895, and it followed an exceptionally dry year.
City of Tucson adds five new electric buses to fleet
City officials said it is part of a push to cut carbon emissions.
State stopped key groundwater monitoring, auditor general says
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has failed for years to monitor groundwater for pesticides and other contaminants, review found.
Mexico, Sea Shepherd reach agreement to return patrol ships to Sea of Cortez
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s activist crews will once again patrol the Upper Gulf of California for fishing nets considered the leading threat to the vaquita marina porpoise.
