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A canal carries Colorado River water to farmland near Poston, Arizona, owned and operated by the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a key player in Arizona's Drought Contingency Plan.

Hobbs signs largest tribal water rights agreement in US history

Nov 20, 2024 The settlement is contingent on Congressional approval.
Arizona Corporation Commission building in downtown Phoenix.

Commissioner Kevin Thompson advocates for Arizona ratepayers in BlackRock dispute

Nov 19, 2024 ACC joins multi-state effort to hold investment companies accountable for federal commitments.
Tourists visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on November 1, 2022.

Colorado River states are separated by a ‘giant chasm’ in negotiations

Nov 19, 2024 Arizona’s top water official outlined major differences between the states’ ideas about how to cut back on water use.
A Mexican gray wolf at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in New Mexico in 2011.

Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona

Nov 16, 2024 Up to $103,500 in reward money from state and federal agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations and private individuals, had been pledged for information “that leads to successful prosecution in the case.”
An electric school bus parked outside of John B. Wright Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. The Tucson Unified School District received $4 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to retire 10 diesel school buses, with ten electric school buses as an effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

TUSD gets $4 million EPA grant to replace diesel buses with electric fleet

Nov 15, 2024 Ten diesel buses are being replaced with electric models, reducing emissions and cutting costs.

The Buzz: Take a trip into Kartchner Caverns

Nov 15, 2024 We mark 50 years since the cave's discovery and 25 years since it opened to the public with a tour.
Bo Yang, UA professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at the Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2014. Yang is a faculty advisor for the Smart Tree Watering project.

UA tree watering project aims to conserve water and reduce urban heat

Nov 14, 2024 From rainwater harvesting to mulching, researchers find ways to grow resilient trees.
Aspen trees atop Mt. Lemmon.

Autumn among the aspens.

Nov 14, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent for the BBC, receives the 2024 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism; and Richard Cachor Taylor's talks about his book "Birds of Arizona".
Supporters say a new Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge would enhance the Tucson metropolitan area and beyond. Currently, paths along the river are popular for pedestrians, bicyclists and other users.

Pima County advances plans for Santa Cruz River conservation and wildlife refuge

Nov 12, 2024 New partnership aims to protect the Santa Cruz River’s riparian habitat and promote environmental education.
Baby Haggis, a pygmy hippo, was born to parents Otto and Gloria at Edinburgh Zoo on Oct. 30.

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng

Nov 7, 2024 A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh.
Democratic candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, Joshua Polacheck at the AZ Democratic Election Night Party at Hotel Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Republican candidates lead Arizona Corporation Commission race

Nov 6, 2024 Incumbent Lea Marquez-Petersen looks at another four years.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

How some of Pima County’s youngest voters feel about casting their ballots

Nov 5, 2024 Arizona’s Gen Z voters set to shape the 2024 election.
Arizona Youth Climate Coalition members at the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Local students showed support for the passage of the TUSD Climate Resolution Act, which was researched, written and lobbied by students aged 13-20.

Tucson Unified School District approves climate action plan led by students, targets net-zero by 2040

Oct 31, 2024 New policy prioritizes clean energy, sustainable practices and a comprehensive climate education.
The old border wall made of military landing platform that stood for years dividing Naco, Arizona, and Naco, Sonora.

Neighboring governors Hobbs, Durazo sign off on environmental plan to address cross-border air, water, waste and wildlife issues

Oct 25, 2024 New strategic plan prioritizes sustainable solutions for shared environmental challenges along the Arizona-Sonora border.
View from Finger Rock, Tucson, Ariz.

Coronado National Forest to add 2-mile connector to Finger Rock Trail

Oct 25, 2024 First project under the Santa Catalina Trail Plan offers improved access and opportunities.
"Gaudy Sorrow" cover art by Valerie Galloway.

"Gaudy Sorrow" is author Barbara Seyda's memoir of love and loss.

Oct 23, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Find out how the Assistance League of Tucson has been helping people in need for 65 years; and cold blooded critters (and those who love them) gather for the 22nd Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show.

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