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The Bureau of Land Management used prescribed burns across many of its properties for habitat improvement and to reduce the risk of severe wildfires.

Evacuation orders expand as wildfires continue to burn in Arizona

Jun 24, 2021 Hot weather and severe drought are driving an active fire season
Former Havasupai Chairman Rex Tilousi died Saturday, June 19 in Flagstaff.

Former Havasupai chairman dies at 73

Jun 24, 2021 Rex Tilousi was an advocate against uranium mining within the Grand Canyon, home of the tribe.

Council approves water rate hike for non-city users

Jun 23, 2021 Conservation, equity are cited as reasons
Tucson city lights are visible at sunset from the Catalina Mountains.

Fear of wildfires forces forest closures across Arizona

Jun 23, 2021 Nearly all the national forests in the state will be fully closed this week as firefighting resources run thin and fire danger remains high
Predicting monsoon rainfall is not an exact science, yet.

Game challenges forecasters to predict monsoon

Jun 23, 2021 UA researchers created an online competition similar to fantasy football.
Chiricahua National Monument.

Chiricahua National Monument could get an upgrade

Jun 23, 2021 A bill moving through Congress would make the popular spot into a national park.
New border fence going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Feb. 26, 2020.

Government watchdog finds Army Corps expedited border wall contracts

Jun 21, 2021 The report found the Corps awarded over $4 billion in noncompetitive contracts, green-lit some work before terms were agreed.
Since late June 2019, Tucson Water has been recharging treated wastewater into the dry channel of the Santa Cruz River, creating a riparian oasis.

State pays to restart PFA treatment

Jun 21, 2021 Water will be recharged in the Santa Cruz riverbed.

Southwest US states bake, wildfire threatens Arizona towns

Jun 20, 2021 Warnings remains in effect for excessive heat in Arizona and Nevada at least through the weekend.
The Bighorn Fire burns on Sunday, June 7, 2020 near Oro Valley, Arizona.

Legislature passes wildfire relief bill

Jun 17, 2021 Hundreds of millions of dollars will go to help fight wildfires and communities impacted by the fires.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona lawmakers advance $100M fire fund in special session

Jun 16, 2021 Wednesday's committee votes came after hearing dire warnings from state wildfire officials.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Tucson was 117 degrees, in 1990.

Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal

Jun 16, 2021 It's raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decades-long drought.
Mecaphesa dubia female, photographed by Jillian Cowles.

Jillian Cowles: A Keen Eye for Spiders!

Jun 16, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Tucson Juneteenth Festival returns with renewed energy; and the current Tucson Museum of Art exhibition "4 x 4" celebrates Alejandro Macias.
The Bureau of Land Management used prescribed burns across many of its properties for habitat improvement and to reduce the risk of severe wildfires.

Some residents remain evacuated by rural Arizona wildfire

Jun 15, 2021 More than 1,000 firefighters have focused on protecting structures and maintaining containment lines
The bright sun sets behind some trees near Soleng Tom Elementary School on Tucson's east side.

Beat the heat at a cooling center

Jun 15, 2021 City, private groups offer cooling locations.
A solar array used by Tucson Electric Power to add renewable energy to the grid, August 2019

Electric grid holding up as temperatures soar

Jun 15, 2021 Utility urges customers to time appliance use carefully.

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