The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has set aside $2 million to fund wildfire prevention projects covering 3,000 acres statewide.
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Conservation groups say their trail cameras have captured new footage of an ocelot in southern Arizona. It’s a rare signing of an endangered species with habitat in the U.S. and Mexico.
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All over the world, the Hopi people have come to symbolize a deep spirituality. The problem is that this version of the Hopi religion was largely popularized by non-Hopi people.
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The railway project began under former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — and was meant to increase capacity of the current rail system between the Sonoran cities of Guaymas and Nogales.
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A bill co-introduced by Sen. Mark Kelly looks to renew a federal program that monitors groundwater quality and availability along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Millions of dollars spent to hold back the San Francisco Peaks after two years of post-wildfire flooding
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The Biden administration has released the final version of an asylum restriction put in place along the border this summer.
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Officials in Pima County are monitoring an Air Force plan that would allow fighter jets to dip closer to the ground in some areas.
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Local officials in Tucson are throwing their support behind a plan to create an urban wildlife refuge along a portion of the Santa Cruz River that runs through the city.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will call for further tightening asylum restrictions, breaking from President Joe Biden’s policy on an issue where her rival, former President Donald Trump, has an edge.
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The town of Marana — just north of Tucson — is suing the federal government over water contamination issues tied to military and airport facilities nearby.
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Members from Arizona’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden last month, urging him to issue a major disaster declaration on the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s behalf. But that request is still under review.
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The Navajo Nation Zoo’s 4,000-square-foot Eagle Aviary and Education Center, touted as the only tribally owned and operated zoo nationwide, helps provide legally sourced eagle feathers required for tribal ceremonies.