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One of the Navajo Generating Station's three 750-megawatt generators.

Trump's coal executive order draws mixed reactions from Navajo Nation leaders

Apr 9, 2025 President Donald Trump’s coal order splits Navajo leaders—some see jobs and revenue, others warn of health risks and clinging to a fading industry.
Looking out of an EcoFlight plane over the Sky Islands in Southern Arizona on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

BLM opens Environmental Assessment for Copper Creek Mine Project to public comment

Mar 7, 2025 Located in Arizona’s rugged Sky Islands, the proposed copper mine could impact ecosystem and water resources.
Dozens of gem, mineral and fossil shows are held in Tucson each year. They attract tens of thousands of vendors, buyers and tourists from all over world, who make a significant contribution to the region's economy each year.

Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Food, and Friends

Feb 13, 2025 International visitors flock to Tucson for the annual shiny shows.
The U.S. Mint spent 3.69 cents per penny minted in 2024. And it minted 3.2 billion pennies.

Trump’s order to end minting of pennies will save taxpayers millions without much impact on Arizona copper mines

Feb 13, 2025 The cost of producing a penny has far exceeded the value of each coin for the past 19 years.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

ADEQ approves South32 Hermosa Project expansion for tailings storage

Feb 10, 2025 South32 secures amendment to Aquifer Protection Permit.
Views from the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

Environmental groups challenge air quality permit for Copper World mine

Feb 9, 2025 Appeal argues Arizona regulators failed to enforce stricter pollution controls.
Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Interior Secretary’s new order sparks concerns over national monument protections

Feb 7, 2025 Environmental advocates warn the policy shift could threaten protected public lands in Arizona.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Arizona court upholds Hermosa Mine’s water discharge standards

Feb 7, 2025 Arizona Court of Appeals affirms South32’s permit complies with Arizona’s water quality laws.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Lawsuit challenges EPA over Hermosa Mine air quality permit in southern Arizona

Jan 22, 2025 The Center for Biological Diversity and Patagonia Area Resource Alliance seek to block air permit for critical mineral mine.
Left: California Gulch on May 1, 2023. Right: Nov., 27, 2024.

Arizona’s Sonoran Chub at risk as border wall blocks critical streamflow

Jan 17, 2025 Threatened fish species faces threats from border infrastructure.
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly questions nominee for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2024.

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly seeks commitment from EPA nominee to address legacy mines and PFAS issues in Arizona

Jan 16, 2025 Lee Zeldin agrees to support Kelly’s initiatives.
Yazzie Family in Dennehotso, Ariz., on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Broken Promises, Contaminated Waters: Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation

Oct 9, 2024 An investigation reveals the deadly health toll of uranium mining on Navajo land, where contaminated water and broken promises have left generations fighting for survival.
Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

San Carlos Apache asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Oak Flat case

Oct 3, 2024 The tribe is appealing the ruling of the Arizona Supreme Court.
The Pinyon Plain Mine shaft in Coconino County, on Wednesday, Aug. 30. In 2016, the mine shaft punctured a perched aquifer that contained natural levels of uranium, requiring the mining company Energy Fuels to pump water to the surface to an impoundment for treatment.

Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon Region: Tribal Sovereignty vs. Nuclear Energy in the Climate Crisis

Oct 2, 2024 Uranium mining and nuclear energy may be affecting Arizona's tribal nations, posing threats to the region's water resources and the environmental and cultural heritage connected to them.
Lucy Lavely and Awesta Zarif star in Arizona Theatre Company's production of "Dial M For Murder".

For thrills and suspense, Arizona Theatre Company invites you to "Dial M for Murder".

Sep 25, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Bisbee Bikeways want to make transportation safer and healthier; and learn the secrets of the Vegan Night Market.
Abbess Victoria Murray, in an image from the documentary film "Final Vows", produced & directed by Victoria Westover.

Final Vows: A documentary on aging, caring and faith

Sep 5, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight, The Rogue Theatre celebrates its 20th anniversary season and "Stories That Soar!" presents a boy's remembrance of his father.

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