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Tierra y Libertad, a collective in South Tucson’s Wakefield Neighborhood, reclaimed a back alleyway with colorful murals.

Feeding Our Future: Growing Community in Tucson’s Barrios

Nov 10, 2016 Home-grown efforts to improve Tucson’s struggling neighborhoods start with vegetable gardens.
A dry section of the Santa Cruz River, near Tucson.

Water May Flow Regularly in Santa Cruz River Within 2 Years

Nov 7, 2016 Tucson Water project will use reclaimed water to restore a portion of the river's flow.
By the time the Colorado River reaches the soft sandstone of southern Utah, it is a large, powerful river, cutting deep gorges into the Colorado Plateau.

Experimental High Flows Start at Glen Canyon Dam

Nov 7, 2016 Officials hope to redistribute sediment trapped by the dam.

TEP Plans to Add More Solar, Wind Power to Energy Portfolio

Nov 7, 2016 Two recent requests for proposal would add 100 MW of each for 20 years.

Tucson Team Takes Prize for Wastewater-to-Beer Idea

Nov 4, 2016 Group will use $250,000 water innovation award to set their idea in motion.
Yolanda Soto, CEO and President of Borderlands Food Bank, in her office in Nogales. The bright paintings on her walls were all done by an inmate who works for Borderlands as part of a labor force program. (She’s a big fan of Kahlo’s.)

Feeding Our Future: The Politics of Produce Rescue

Nov 3, 2016 They share the same goal of feeding the hungry, but sometimes food banks step on each other’s toes.
Naturally-germinated willow trees in a cleared Colorado River delta restoration site, pictured with University of Arizona graduate student Hector Zamora, 2016.

Colorado River Delta Still Thrives 2 Years after Dam Flow

Oct 27, 2016 It is supporting bird and plant life while recharging groundwater.

Tribes Receive EPA Funds For Environmental Projects

Oct 26, 2016 Largest project in grants will be water connection between remote communities.
The sun blazes in the sky before it begins to set.

October Heat Breaks Records in Tucson, at 96 Degrees

Oct 24, 2016 Daily high records were broken twice last week, with more record heat possible.
Map Of The Colorado River Basin

Study: Southwest May Face Severe, Multi-Decade Drought

Oct 24, 2016 If the rate of greenhouse emissions stays the same, it will likely hit by the end of the century.
ll 17 Compost Cats are OSHA-Certified equipment operators. Clarisa Avalos says, “I’m having fun!” as she maneuvers the skip loader to turn a pile of wet compost.

Feeding Our Future: Turning Garbage into Gardens

Oct 20, 2016 How a group of UA undergraduates are saving the environment.
A field of stars lights up the night sky above the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.

NAU Project Will Study National Park Boundaries from Space

Oct 18, 2016 The team will look at divisions caused by land-management choices, like logging.
There are 400 wild, edible native foods in the Sonoran Desert. This food mandala is made from mesquite, ironwood, cholla cactus buds and cactus seeds.

Feeding Our Future: Harvesting the Desert

Oct 13, 2016 The answer to future food shortages may be right outside our doors.

Sensors, Signs: System to Warn I-10 Drivers of Dust Storms

Oct 13, 2016 Electronic monitoring will take place along a 10-mile stretch between Eloy and Casa Grande.
A saguaro cactus in the Grand Canyon National Park is in full bloom, displaying beautiful pink flowers.

Spring Is Coming Earlier and Earlier, UA Study Shows

Oct 11, 2016 The problematic pattern result of climate change, says co-author of the study.
A rendering of Earth from space.

Radar Links Wastewater Pumping to Earthquakes

Oct 10, 2016 Technology observing dips and buckles of Earth found uplift near injection wells.

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