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A file image of a canal carrying Colorado River water running past an agricultural field in Yuma.

Challenges Facing Arizona Farmers as Need to Conserve Water Intensifies

Apr 5, 2019 A discussion with UA Cooperative Extension's Jeff Silvertooth.
A look at the surface of the ocean at Biosphere 2. March 2019

Modeling Ocean Recovery at Biosphere 2

Apr 5, 2019 Scientists at the facility are beginning an experiment to fix the facility's ocean as a model to help corals on a global scale.
A recent Arizona Game and Fish Department event spotlighting endangered black-footed ferrets found only four of the animals.

Endangered Black-Footed Ferret Count Falls Short of Agency Hopes

Apr 5, 2019 A recent Arizona Game and Fish spotlight event found only four ferrets in the wild.
Boulder Basin at Lake Mead.

Arizona Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Finalize Drought Plan

Apr 3, 2019 The DCP Authorization Act outlines how states propose to manage water from the Colorado River in the future.
Navajo National Vice President Myron Lizer and President Jonathan Nez hold up the Navajo Sunrise Proclamation in Window Rock, the tribe's capital, on April 2, 2019.

Navajo Nation President Proclaims Renewable Energy Top Priority

Apr 3, 2019 The proclamation comes days after the tribal council voted to drop its bid for the West's largest coal-fired power plant.
Mexican wolf.

Study Confirms Mexican Wolf Status, Changes Red Wolf Classification

Apr 1, 2019 The study recommends maintaining the wolf's endangered subspecies status, which it may be stripped of.
Hartmann joins Lorraine Rivera to discuss the cons of Rosemont Copper

Conservation Group President Discusses Environmental Impact of Rosemont Copper

Apr 1, 2019 Gayle Hartmann speaks out against the newly permitted mining project.
Rick Grinnell, a Rosemont Copper advocate, sits down with Lorraine Rivera in Arizona 360 interview, 2019

Supporter of Rosemont Copper on Importance of Project

Apr 1, 2019 Arizona 360 sits down with Rick Grinnell of the Southern Arizona Business Coalition.
The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper mining project is in the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona.

A Look at the History of the Rosemont Copper Project

Apr 1, 2019 Exploring the issues around the $1.9 billion project with Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis.
The proposed site for the Rosemont Mine.

Conservation Groups Sue to Block Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine

Mar 29, 2019 The groups claim the Army Corps of Engineers illegally issued a permit to the owners of the mine.
Low water levels at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas are prompting water leaders throughout the Western U.S. to undertake negotiations over the Colorado River's future.

Bipartisan Drought Plan Legislation Coming to Congress 'Very Soon'

Mar 28, 2019 The drought contingency plan needs congressional approval before it can become law of the river.
Students on a Camp Cooper field trip.

Grant Will Send Students from Low-Income Households on Free Field Trips

Mar 27, 2019 The Angel Charity for Children Scholarship will cover the cost of overnight visits to Camp Cooper for more than 900 students.
A Waste Management recycling bin.

Tucson May Temporarily Stop Recycling Glass and Newspapers

Mar 25, 2019 Officials pointed to a sharp rise in financial losses due to global changes to the markets.
Looking out on Boulder Basin, Lake Mead.

States Ask Congress to Authorize Drought Contingency Plans

Mar 19, 2019 The measures are meant to prevent Lakes Mead and Powell from dropping to catastrophic levels.
Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, Nevada, serves as the Colorado River's largest reservoir and a key water source for Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico.

High Snowpack Could Temporarily Stave Off Colorado River Water Shortage

Mar 19, 2019 But federal officials are quick to remind that one wet winter won’t solve the Southwest’s structural water problems.
The Sea Shepherd pulls an illegal fishing net from the water in the vaquita refuge area. On March 12, 2019, the crew found a net with what they believe was a dead vaquita marina porpoise entangled in it.

Body of Dead Vaquita Porpoise Found as Report Says Only 10 Left

Mar 19, 2019 The critically endangered marine mammal found in the Sea of Cortez is in danger of extinction due to illegal fishing nets.

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