Sen. John McCain’s proposal would give Border Patrol more immediate access to sensitive borderlands.
Arizona
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Hundreds of lapsed permits found on Forest Service land
Expired water permit for Nestlé draws attention to flawed federal supervision.
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Huge new ‘communities’ planned for Tucson, Albuquerque
Sprawl rises from its slumber, but urban renaissance is still thriving.
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
Can our own ingenuity upend natural laws?
Reflections on the health of my heart and the making of Hoover Dam.
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
Tucson’s rain-catching revolution
In the Sonoran Desert, rainwater harvesting is finally going mainstream.
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Navajo election shakes up Grand Canyon development plans
How will the tribe’s new president handle the controversial Escalade project?
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
The Latest: Court bans shooting in Arizona national monument
BLM suddenly reversed its ban on shooting, leading to a lawsuit.
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Drought persists in the Northwest, despite winter rains
Water supplies and drought outlooks are grim in most Western states.
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New snarl for proposed transmission line in the Southwest
In less than a week, SunZia had solved one problem just in time to encounter another.
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When the atmosphere ‘goes bananas,’ wildfires do too
2011’s huge wildfires and what they portend. Spoiler: More dead trees.
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
A Hot Day’s Night
New fiction from the author of ‘The Windup Girl.’
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
The New, New West
Introducing the 2014 Bell Prize winner.
Posted inDecember 22, 2014: The Dust Detectives
A question of fluency on the Navajo Nation
A cultural debate leaves the presidency in limbo.
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A progress report on the Colorado River pulse
Researchers are sifting through the impacts of last spring’s release.
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How Native Americans have shaped the year’s biggest environmental debates
And how lawmakers can improve their record next year.
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Cities look to farms for help in Colorado River drought
West’s biggest water agencies finalize a major agreement to boost Lake Mead levels.
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Mining proposal threatens Arizona town’s water supply
Report outlines risks that mine will deplete aquifer and contaminate groundwater.
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Light rail exists in Denver, and comes to Phoenix
Nelson Harvey takes a ride on Denver’s light rail to see whether it’s changed his city for the better.
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Why are Hopi rangers impounding sheep at Black Mesa?
The latest in a fraught relationship between Navajo and Hopi in northern Arizona.
Posted inNovember 24, 2014: Transportation Transformation
Light rail enters the West’s most sprawling metropolis
New transportation sparked a renaissance in Denver. Can it do the same for Phoenix?