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Fledgling Mexican spotted owls.

Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

Sep 20, 2019 A U.S. district judge said government agencies have shirked their responsibility to count the Mexican spotted owl.
Lanny Davis, the attorney representing El Dorado Holdings, speaks at the launch of the Southwestern Communities Coalition Sept. 18, 2019.

Cochise County group says environmental lawsuits harm landowners, economy

Sep 19, 2019 An environmental advocate countered saying the group is aligned with the company behind a planned development in Benson.
Young girls in attendance at the greenhouse reopening event.

Tumamoc Desert Lab revives century-old greenhouse

Sep 18, 2019 The plant collection is designed to expand public understanding of desert plants and where they originated.
A January 2018 firefighting exercise with the 162nd Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

Air Force secretary nominee promises to help with pollution in communities like Tucson

Sep 12, 2019 PFAS chemicals have been found in wells in the Tucson area.
Verónica Reyes-Escudero examines photos from the de la Torre family collection at UA Special Collections.

UA Special Collections: Preserving the Stories

Sep 11, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The TUSD's ongoing debate about expanding sex education; Is there any hope left for the 2019 monsoon?; and has Arizona's "stupid motorist law" increased flash flood safety?
Cars drive through Tucson streets flooding with monsoon rains.

'Stupid motorist law' rarely enforced in Tucson area

Sep 11, 2019 Flooding on area roads leads to rescues.
Mexican authorities meet with people affected by the 2014 mining spill in the Rio Sonora in the town of Bacanuchi, Sonora on Sept. 6, 2019.

Mexican authorities meet with Rio Sonora mining spill victims

Sep 10, 2019 A legal representative of residents affected by the spill said the dialogue is a result of pressure the communities have put on authorities.
Sonoran desert tortoise.

Tortoise deserves endangered species protections, enviro groups say

Sep 6, 2019 Two conservation groups have filed suit over what they say is the failure of the federal government to protect the Sonoran desert tortoise.
The 28,000-home master planned community would be built just south of Benson.

Opinions divided on massive Benson housing development

Sep 5, 2019 Backers see the project as an economic boon; opponents worry it will deplete local groundwater and harm the environment.
A coyote at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Arizona bans hunting contests for killing coyotes

Sep 5, 2019 The ban doesn't apply to the lawful hunting of predators.
Quitobaquito pond is fed from the nearby Quitobaquito Springs.

New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies

Sep 4, 2019 Some scientists and conservationists worry the water needs of the new border wall could put a valuable desert oasis at risk.
Bicycles for the Tugo city bike-share program near Tumamoc Hill on Tucson's west side, 2017.

Tucson's bike share program adding docking stations

Sep 2, 2019 The city says it's bringing Tugo bicycles to more Tucson neighborhoods.
People on the University of Arizona campus take advantage of a lull in a summer rain storm to get to where they're going, Aug. 28, 2019.

Dry monsoon caused by roaming high-pressure system

Aug 30, 2019 This year's monsoon in Tucson is almost 3.5 inches behind what the area received last year.
Immigrant children sit in a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

US moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs

Aug 28, 2019 $217 million would be moved to fund things like increasing the number of beds for detained immigrants.
In 2016, mine-shaft drilling pierced shallow aquifers, causing water pumped from the mine to spike.

Environmental groups call on Arizona to close uranium mine

Aug 22, 2019 The groups cite flooding of the mine that threatens to contaminate drinking water.
A statue stands in front of the Holocaust History Center in Tucson.

"Never again, para nadie."

Aug 21, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: New state law that may provide justice for greater numbers of Indigenous women and girls; A reaction to the Trump administration changing the Endangered Species Act; and a very short story from Aurelie Sheehan.

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