Nature and Environment

Firefighters battle the Lizard Fire on a smoky hillside, 2017.

Fire Forecast Sparks 'Extreme Concern' for Managers

Feb 22, 2018 Predicted conditions, comparable to record fire seasons, saw officials move preparations earlier in the year.

The University of Arizona campus was wet and grey after several days of rain in Feburary 2018.

Weather Service: Rainy Spell Not Sufficient to End Drought

Feb 19, 2018 Wet and humid week may push back some wildfire activity.

How a Tucson Charter School Grew Into an International Network

Feb 16, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight, artist Beth Surdut watches white-wing doves in her Tucson neighborhood play their version of "pick-up sticks."

This photo distributed by Arizona Game and Fish shows a possibly rabid fox that injured three people in Saguaro National Park East on Feb. 13, 2018.

Game and Fish: Fox-Bite Victim May Need Medical Attention

Feb 15, 2018 Woman reported being "nipped" Tuesday night at Saguaro National Park East.

A view of downtown Tucson from the west, January 2018.

Tucson Mulls Easing Water-Infrastructure Costs to Draw Industry

Feb 14, 2018 The money would be "reprioritized" from funds set aside for capital projects, official says.

A plane flies overhead as birds perch on a power line.

County Asking for Public Feedback on TEP Plan for Gas Generators

Feb 13, 2018 TEP says the generators are part of targets for increasing renewable energy production.

Firefighters work to contain the Knob Hill Fire, February 2018.

Fire in Dragoon Mountains Burns 3,000 Acres

Feb 12, 2018 Overnight evacuation ordered Saturday due to the Knob Hill fire.

A view from the Lake Mead side of the Hoover Dam.

Bill Would Force Financial Transparency on Hydroelectric Power Group

Feb 6, 2018 The measure is co-sponsored by all but one member of Arizona's delegation.

Composer, singer & guitarist Joey Burns and guitarist Connor Gallaher play exclusive acoustic versions of three songs featured on the 2018 Calexico album "The Thread That Keeps Us", recorded by Jim Blackwood in the AZPM Radio Studio.

Spotlight Session: Calexico

Feb 2, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The legacy - and future - of uranium mining in Northern Arizona; and Robert Beverly's poetic tale of what happened when Lady Melody met Mister Intensity.

The tram at Sabino Canyon, 2011 (CC BY 2.0).

Public-Private Partnership Submits Proposal for Sabino Canyon Tram

Jan 30, 2018 The bid includes electric vehicles, electronic payment and shuttle service.

A view of Tucson from Tumamoc Hill.

Report Card: Sustainability Efforts Rose Last Year, Saved Pima County $1M

Jan 30, 2018 The assessment, by a county office, highlighted solar energy and Santa Cruz River efforts.

Ironwood Forest National Monument

Poll: Arizonans See Outdoor Recreation as Vital to State Economy

Jan 26, 2018 Water conservation also was a top priority for those surveyed.

The Tucson Desert Art Museum opened in 2013 and is located on the city's east side.

A Desert Museum for Art and History

Jan 26, 2018 Tucson has two different attractions with "desert museum" in their names.

University of Arizona tree-ring scientist Valerie Trouet taking a pencil-thin core from an old Bosnian pine growing on Mount Olympus in Greece.

Tree Rings Tell Story of Jet Stream

Jan 25, 2018 Changes to North Atlantic air flows alter European summer weather.

Dense buffelgrass crowds native vegetation in Saguaro National Park.

Buffelgrass, Threat to Desert Habitat, Cultivated South of the Border

Jan 22, 2018 Ranchers in Mexico see it as a cheap source of cattle feed.

This map shows Earth’s average global temperature from 2013 to 2017, as compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980, according to an analysis by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Yellows, oranges and reds show regions warmer than the baseline.

Global Temperatures in 2017 Rank in Top 3 on Record

Jan 19, 2018 The desert Southwest experienced its warmest readings ever.

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