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Jackson's Chameleon

"The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy" - Are there universal laws of biology?

Mar 18, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The City of Tucson changes policy on recycling glass; taking a nature hike along Cienega Creek; and a reminder of the positive difference you can make in your own backyard.
This stretch of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah is currently in extreme drought.

Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US

Mar 18, 2021 West will be especially hard hit
Gila topminnows wait to be introduced to new habitat in the acequia at Mission Garden.

Gila topminnow repopulate native waters

Mar 14, 2021 A tiny, endangered native fish is making a comeback in the Santa Cruz River.
The Bighorn Fire burns on Sunday, June 7, 2020 near Oro Valley, Arizona.

State looks to use inmates to help fight wildfires

Mar 11, 2021 Nearly 1 million acres in Arizona burned last year.
At the St. Mary's Road access to The Loop at the Santa Cruz River Park.

Surveys aim to track trash making it into the Santa Cruz River

Mar 10, 2021 The Sonoran Institute is leading an effort to quantify the trash ending up in the river with the hope of eventually reducing it.

Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom

Mar 10, 2021 Drought and dwindling supply are creating stress on the western water-sharing system
Pedestrians at the midway point on their way up Tumamoc Hill.

Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill begins new phase of community outreach

Mar 8, 2021 An old building will make way for new gardens.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Appeals court denies emergency motion for injunction at Oak Flat

Mar 5, 2021 The decision comes as a nonprofit appeals a district court's ruling that denied a preliminary injunction at the proposed mine site.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Borderlands groups submit list of wall sections prioritized for removal

Mar 5, 2021 One of the most comprehensive outlines so far lists roughly 70 miles of wall segments across the Borderlands.
Looking upstream Sabino Creek on one of the bridges at the popular recreation site in Tucson in early winter.

Arizona seeks to create surface water protections after Clean Water Act rollback

Mar 5, 2021 The legislation aims to fill the gap left by the rollback of federal protections, but not everyone is pleased with the current proposal.
The Colorado River flows into the All-American Canal below the Imperial Dam on the California-Arizona border.

In rapidly warming Colorado River Basin, the negotiating table is being set

Mar 3, 2021 A new round of talks could define how the river system adapts to a changing climate for the next generation.
A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

Forest Service rescinds environmental review for Resolution Copper proposed mine

Mar 2, 2021 It is unclear how the withdrawn final environmental impact statement will impact Oak Flat or the land swap.
An aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Protection Act passes House

Feb 26, 2021 The bill would permanently protect the region around the national park from new mining claims.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Customs and Border Protection says wall workers winding down construction

Feb 25, 2021 After environmental groups released footage showing construction trucks at work, agency says contractors are only securing site.
The City of Tucson now requires glass for recycling to be placed in bins, not curbside containers.

Economics drives glass recycling

Feb 25, 2021 Tucson keeps its used glass local.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Apache Stronghold files emergency appeal in Oak Flat case

Feb 24, 2021 As the expected date of the land swap approaches, a nonprofit fights to save an Apache religious site from becoming a copper mine.

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