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Josh Moore of the Colorado River Indian Tribes joins a panel on the innovations and challenges of sustainable agriculture in the Colorado River Basin.
Colorado River Indian Tribes farm manager Josh Moore sat on a panel, “Considering Rural Enhancements: Innovations and Challenges for Sustainable Agriculture in the Basin," at this week’s Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas.
Dec. 16, 2023
Excavator moves dirt
Coconino County officials say wildfire threat and the resulting flooding are the most prominent dangers in the region. And in an election year, they caution that there’s no guarantee that federal dollars will continue coming in to stop it.
Dec. 15, 2023
sun in phoenix
The UN COP 28 climate talks have ended, and only time will tell how their outcomes affect greenhouse emissions. But with extreme climate events already upon us, a new study asks, “What if we lessen heat impacts while the slow mitigation process takes hold?”
Dec. 15, 2023
Mesa Community College
The Maricopa Association of Governments will hold an open house Saturday morning to get public input on how to reduce pollution and improve air quality.
Dec. 15, 2023
The University of Arizona's Karletta Chief traveled to Las Vegas to educate conference attendees about the uniquely Navajo challenges of accessing water and her team's progress on the Navajo Nation.
Dec. 15, 2023
verde river
The U.S. Forest Service wants to protect 36 miles of the Upper Verde River in central Arizona by placing it under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Dec. 14, 2023
Freeport-McMoRan mines in Miami
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources took up a pair of mining bills this week. One of them has called for changes to the mining law of 1872.
Dec. 13, 2023
Rosemont Copper Mine site in the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson
Last year, a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that blocked the Rosemont Copper mine in southern Arizona from moving forward. But a Nevada senator has introduced legislation to work around the court’s decision.
Dec. 12, 2023
Mexican wolf
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that Asha, a Mexican gray wolf that wandered north of Interstate 40 in New Mexico, has been captured a second time.
Dec. 12, 2023
A view of the United Nations flag
The United Nations Environmental Program has released a report examining investments, subsidies and other financial transactions that can affect nature.
Dec. 11, 2023
A female Mexican gray wolf in Saguaro National Park
A Mexican wolf that has traveled into northern New Mexico has been captured for a second time and could be re-released next year.
Dec. 11, 2023
Fajada Butte is a butte in Chaco Culture
The chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors, who represents 20 sovereign Pueblo Nations in New Mexico and Texas, attended this week's third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit, thanking President Joe Biden and his administration for gifting his communities “a seat at the table.”
Dec. 7, 2023
President Joe Biden
Tribal leadership from across Indian Country came to the White House to participate in this two-day annual gathering that began under the Biden-Harris administration in 2021.
Dec. 6, 2023
Fallen Aleppo pine tree in central Phoenix after a summer storm
Some of the tall Aleppo pines dotting the Valley today started as live Christmas trees that residents planted in their yards in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Now thanks to heat, drought, age and landscaping changes, many of these trees are coming down.
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Dec. 6, 2023
More than 30 people will spend Thursday working on ways to create more shade, as part of the Innovate PHX Challenge at Venture Café downtown.
Dec. 5, 2023
Nate Brawley
The Show spoke with Nate Brawley, an assistant area livestock agent for the Graham County Cooperative Extension Office and the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension based in southeastern Arizona, about how ongoing drought is affecting cattle ranchers.
Dec. 5, 2023
The Colorado River at border of Arizona and California
Money from the Inflation Reduction Act approved earlier this year sets aside more than $1 billion for programs aimed at conserving Colorado River water. But, new reporting from Politico finds that may make it more difficult to negotiate deals to save water down the road.
Dec. 4, 2023
Outdoors Christmas tree with multicolored decorations
The U.S. Forest Service recently warned about Christmas tree decorating within the Coconino National Forest. Officials said they received serval calls recently about decorated trees.
Dec. 2, 2023
sun shines with a few clouds around it
High temperatures continued to break records even going into fall. On Friday, the National Weather Service in Phoenix said the mean average temperature for the meteorological fall period between September and November stood at 80.8 degrees.
Dec. 2, 2023
Snow in northern Arizona
Residents in northern Arizona experienced intense weather conditions as a winter storm brought rain and snow on Friday afternoon.
Dec. 2, 2023

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