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Looking west toward the San Rafael Valley and the Patagonia Mountains.

Drilling project proposed for Patagonia Mountains

Aug 20, 2019 The Coronado National Forest wants public input on a mining exploration project.
The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper mining project is in the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Understanding the legal decision blocking the Rosemont Mine

Aug 20, 2019 The opinion on mining and public lands could impact other projects across the West.
Rancher John Ladd opens a gate on his property where it meets the U.S.-Mexico border fence.

‘Build the wall’ across the San Pedro River? Many say ‘no’

Aug 16, 2019 Disparate groups agree that walling off Arizona's last free-flowing river is a bad idea.
Looking out on Boulder Basin, Lake Mead.

Climate change still threatens Colorado River after wet winter

Aug 15, 2019 Despite recent wet conditions, states still face a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities.
UA graduate student in geosciences Becki Beadling on a research vessel in teh Southern Ocean, deploying robotic floats that gather information for the SOCCOM project.

Ocean & Space

Aug 14, 2019 Learn about UA scientists in the Southern Ocean measuring climate change; and celebrating the past and future of space exploration at Spacefest X.
Existing bollard-style fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

New border fencing on hold for 45 days

Aug 14, 2019 The Department of Homeland Security is delaying its plans to build more miles of wall barrier along the border.
The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper mining project is in the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Rosemont Copper mine ruling expected to have national impact

Aug 13, 2019 If upheld, the ruling would make opening a large mine on public lands very difficult, experts say.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Forest Service releases environmental review of Resolution Copper mine

Aug 9, 2019 The agency is seeking public comment on the controversial project near Superior, Arizona.
A solar array used by Tucson Electric Power to add renewable energy to the grid, August 2019

TEP firing up new engines to integrate more renewable power

Aug 8, 2019 The utility is adding more renewables, but some say not fast enough.
The San Pedro riparian area, containing about 40 miles of the upper San Pedro River, was designated by Congress as a National Conservation Area on November 18, 1988.

Housing development near San Pedro River gets green light, again

Aug 8, 2019 The Army Corps of Engineers has once again approved a key permit for Vigneto, a huge housing development near Benson, despite environmental concerns.
Gerry & Darwin Hall, photographed by Jade Beall (detail).

"Wise Bodies, Beautiful Elders" - photographer Jade Beall confronts ageism in the raw.

Aug 7, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The facts regarding mental illness and gun violence; and mushroom hunters go on a monsoon quest.
Bollard-style fencing is staged near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, in New Mexico, April 2018.

Conservation groups look to block border wall construction

Aug 6, 2019 The groups have asked a federal judge for an injunction until a lawsuit challenging the project is decided.
Sonoran pronghorn are one of the federally endangered species USFWS says could be harmed by new border fencing.

Fish and Wildlife Service lays out concerns over border wall

Aug 5, 2019 The agency says wall construction through Pima and Cochise counties could harm many species.
The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper mining project is in the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Judge blocks Rosemont Mine project

Aug 1, 2019 The federal judge ruled the Forest Service improperly evaluated water use issues for the proposed copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains.
Harvey Girls at the lunch counter of the Harvey House in Winslow, Arizona circa 1910.

Arizona Spotlight for August 1st, 2019

Jul 31, 2019 Looking back at a 1979 radioactive contamination in Tucson, and citizens working together; exploring the history of Harvey Houses in Arizona; and a couple finds common ground with "One Small Step".
Conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe.

UA scientist analyzing how well farming techniques travel

Jul 31, 2019 The researcher asks why a conservation agriculture method used in North America hasn't caught on in Zimbabwe.

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