Nature and Environment

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gives her third State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Governor Katie Hobbs targets school voucher reform and accountability in State of the State Address

Jan 13, 2025 Hobbs outlines 2025 plans for housing, childcare, education reform, water security, and public safety.

The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

The Buzz: Previewing the 2025 legislative session

Jan 10, 2025 We speak with leaders from each party about their priorities for the session.

The Arizona Capitol Building. January 2017

Arizona conservation groups present 2025 Environmental Priorities to Governor Hobbs and Legislature

Jan 9, 2025 Over 35 organizations urge action on climate, water policies, clean energy and environmental justice in Arizona’s 2025 legislative session.

A series of turquoise signs along southbound U.S. 89 near Tuba City proclaims the Navajo Nation’s resiliency amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona tribes receive nearly $750k for climate adaptation plans

Jan 8, 2025 The funding comes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs' annual tribal community resilience awards program.

Stacks of hay bales sit beside an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. Critics have called for reductions to the amount of alfalfa grown with Colorado River water. The particularly thirsty crop is mostly used for cattle feed.

The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.

Jan 6, 2025 There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Jan 3, 2025 Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in 2017.

Ruben Gallego becomes first Latino U.S. Senator from Arizona

Jan 3, 2025 Gallego will serve on the Banking, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Energy and Natural Resources committees.

Baboquivari Peak, the most sacred site for the Tohono O'odham people, can be seen from many parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

Tohono O’odham Nation gains co-stewardship over sacred lands

Jan 2, 2025 The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Land Management agree to co-steward the Baboquivari National Wilderness.

How climate change is changing the way Millennials plan for retirement

Jan 2, 2025 A University of Arizona study reveals how rising climate stress influences Millennial priorities in saving, spending and planning for the future.

The tops of Birds and Barrels wine bottles peak through a display in a tasting room in Willcox on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The wine selection ranged from dry whites to reds.

The Buzz: Revisiting Arizona's wine industry

Dec 27, 2024 We head back to an episode that examines the state's growing wine industry.

Glenn Lader is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Tucson, which has seen record-setting high temperatures in 2024.

Tucson likely headed for warmest December on record

Dec 23, 2024 High temperatures have been averaging six degrees above normal since Dec. 1

An A-10 makes a pass over the runway at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. July 2021.

Tucson sues U.S. Air Force over PFAS contamination of city water

Dec 20, 2024 City files federal lawsuit to recover costs of PFAS water cleanup.

Governor Katie Hobbs discusses water issues with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws. September 5, 2024.

Willcox Groundwater Basin designated as Arizona’s 7th active management area

Dec 20, 2024 Governor Hobbs uses administrative action to safeguard water in southeastern AZ.

Arizona completes statewide water testing for PFAS ahead of updated EPA regulations deadlines

Dec 19, 2024 88% of water systems sampled meet new federal standards, 12% exceed newly established levels.

Living room fireplace.

Holiday tradition highlights living room dangers

Dec 17, 2024 Fireplace wood burning carries some hazardous health risks.

Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee on a Gaillardia flower (Gaillardia aristata).

AZ bumble bee species could be added to endangered species list

Dec 17, 2024 A public comment period for the Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumble Bee is open Dec. 17.

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