Nature and Environment

A grassroots Tucson baker wins a national award for excellence.

Jun 16, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Renowned author Tom Miller reads from "Where Was I? A Travel Writer's Memoir"; Adiba Nelson shares truth about her first day on the job as a new mother; and remembering cowboy poet & philosopher Baxter Black.

Northern Arizona watches winds as Western wildfires blaze

Jun 14, 2022 Three fires are burning near Flagstaff.

Southern Arizona heat takes annual toll on car batteries

Jun 13, 2022 Experts say motorists should plan to buy a new one every 3 years.

Rare Arizona plant now on endangered list

Jun 10, 2022 The plant depends on wetlands for survival

Summer heat arrives

Jun 10, 2022 Experts talk about increasing heat in urban heat islands and the history of air conditioning.

Hot Tucson weather expected to lead to season's first monsoon activity

Jun 9, 2022 Forecasters say southern Arizona will get most of the state's rainfall this season.

Residents in Cochise County organize vote to establish water regulation

Jun 7, 2022 Many in the Douglas and Willcox Basins say their wells are going dry as big business moves in around them

Here's how to help prevent wildfires this summer

Jun 2, 2022 Just over half of wildfires in the Southwest are human-caused.

Sonora governor: Desalination will have to be part of state water supply

May 31, 2022 With at least a dozen neighborhoods in Hermosillo already experiencing water shortages this summer, the state is confronting a future without enough water for residents.

Hydropower customers could pay extra fees

May 26, 2022 Federal law requires fees be paid whether or not dams are generating power.

"I Dream in Widescreen 2022" is a feast for the mind's eye.

May 24, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a lone graduate student provides top-notch COVID date from Sonora; Live Theatre Workshop's "Body Awareness" initiates some challenging conversations; and Wiley Ray and his Big O Band spread the legacy of Roy Orbison.

Hudbay wins a round in court

May 24, 2022 A judge ruled the Rosemont and Copper World mines are not legally related.

Fire near Elgin prompts evacuations

May 23, 2022 Winds pushed the fire across several thousand acres by mid-afternoon.

Pandemic in pajamas while birding for blog.

May 20, 2022 Bisbee author turns to nature and photographs to write new chapters.

Tucson willing to give up some Colorado River water

May 19, 2022 The Mayor and Council are looking at how to take stress off Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

For this summer's water forecast, climate experts are looking back to winter

May 16, 2022 Snow is the key to water in Arizona and other the Colorado River Basin states.

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