Monsoon brings positive impact to Santa Cruz, other waterways
Oct 11, 2021 River watchers say the rainfall replenished aquifers and aided the fish population.
New water year begins with most of the basin in drought
Oct 7, 2021 Forecasters think this year will bring “La Niña” conditions, which tends to mean a warmer and drier winter for the Southwest.
Tucson leaders push for electric school buses
Oct 6, 2021 Infrastructure bills include billions for zero-emission vehicles
How the monsoon season impacted life in Southern Arizona, from wildfires to bugs
Oct 1, 2021 The National Weather Service said the monsoon season was the third-wettest that Tucson has seen since 1895, and it followed an exceptionally dry year.
City of Tucson adds five new electric buses to fleet
Sep 30, 2021 City officials said it is part of a push to cut carbon emissions.
State stopped key groundwater monitoring, auditor general says
Sep 30, 2021 The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has failed for years to monitor groundwater for pesticides and other contaminants, review found.
Mexico, Sea Shepherd reach agreement to return patrol ships to Sea of Cortez
Sep 27, 2021 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s activist crews will once again patrol the Upper Gulf of California for fishing nets considered the leading threat to the vaquita marina porpoise.
New poll shows strong opposition to the proposed copper mine at Oak Flat
Sep 23, 2021 According to the new poll, about 3 out of 4 Arizonans do not support the proposed Resolution Copper at the Apache religious site.
Projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
Sep 23, 2021 The U.S. government has released projections that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.
Nalgene, the reusable water bottle company, helps fund clean water project in Navajo Nation
Sep 21, 2021 About 30% of people living on the Navajo Nation don't have running water. The Navajo Water Project is trying to change that.
Water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
Sep 20, 2021 Dispute in California once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect the Colorado River.
Forest Service plan to extend forest maintenance program is put on hold
Sep 19, 2021 Lawmakers demanded the agency reverse course, saying the decision is “particularly dangerous” at a time when “wildfire seasons gets longer each year.”
Drought persists in Southwest despite summer rains
Sep 17, 2021 Forecasters predict hotter than normal temperatures and lower than normal snow and rain through the end of the year.
USMCA commission asks Mexico to respond to alleged lack of protection for endangered porpoise
Sep 15, 2021 Officials in Mexico have 60 days to respond to a petition alleging the country is failing to enforce environmental laws meant to protect the vaquita marina porpoise.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife rejects Rosemont Copper petition to shrink critical jaguar habitat
Sep 3, 2021 Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals sought to deem a portion of the Santa Rita range no longer essential for jaguars.
The Desert Blooms in a Bountiful Monsoon.
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