I grew up in a town where lots of people got their entire water supply from their rooftop … because we got 13 feet of rain a year. From the where-there’s-a-will-there’s-a-way files, here’s a story I wrote about a couple who does it in Tucson, with just a foot per year.

The West has been in a 32-year drought. But it may be worse than that www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

‘Unprecedented times' at Glen Canyon Dam could push power costs higher www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

The states that share the Colorado River have failed to reach a deal by the federal government's deadline. What's next? More talk, but also the possibility of a long court battle while climate change continues to threaten reservoir storage and users. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Arizona environmentalists and AG say state will suffer more drought, fire, pollution risks with rollback of greenhouse gas regulation. Trump EPA moves to end limits on pollution caused by greenhouse gases www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Condors soar over the Grand Canyon, kept aloft despite lead ammo threat www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

First Chinese EV I’ve spotted in the U.S., up from Sonora to ski White Mountains, Arizona.

Just as Southwest wildlife defenders were grieving wall construction in critical jaguar corridors, the government planned double the barrier.

Advocates want to protect a lizard that's vanishing from Arizona's Sky Islands www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

‘Dream' of desalinating water to boost Arizona's supplies moves ahead with vote www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Border wall opponents rally as Trump closes a 27-mile gap across a remote Arizona valley www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Could AI and data centers rekindle nuclear power and drive demand for Western uranium? www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Arizona governor urges feds to protect Colorado River users as states struggle to finish water plan www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

In mine-scarred Native communities, residents worry about trucks moving uranium ore www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

A major shift in where L.A. gets water: The city will double the size of a project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water, producing enough for 500,000 people. The recycled water will allow L.A. to stop taking water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Former Interior Sec. Bruce Babbitt still dreams of skiing 40+ miles to Grand Canyon’s North Rim, but fears a push to plow the road could ruin the experience. How Dragon Bravo Fire’s destruction reopened an old debate. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Holy shit: Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status. www.hcn.org/articles/fir...

Read it here first: tribes fire back to Trump's comments about Oak Flat mine opponents being "anti-American" www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Fire belongs in the forest, experts say, urging caution in probes of Grand Canyon fire www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Gnaw and order: An imperiled Arizona river gets help from relocated beavers www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Mexican gray wolves are moved from Cochise County as locals seek end to species protection www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

The megadrought is unrelenting, so Arizona water users have a lot to figure out among themselves even if the state can reach a deal with the other Colorado River states. The Arizona Republic’s Austin Corona explains. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

The idea is to link annual Colorado River water use to a rolling three-year average of what the Rocky Mountain snowpack actually pours downstream. Can it break the deadlock between the states? www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

How many Chiricahua leopard frogs has the Phoenix Zoo sent into the wilds? Try 30,000 www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Tensions over the Colorado River have been red hot, but officials say heads have cooled and progress is resuming toward a shortage-sharing agreement.

As drought conditions sear Arizona, the state provides millions of gallons of water to wildlife in places where there is none.

#oakflat news: SCOTUS turns Apache Stronghold's appeal away. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

People who live near Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah fear that the Trump administration will open land to energy development.

“We’re failing” at protecting Grand Canyon, a river guide advocate told me. Hydropower advocates, meanwhile, see the cost of flooding the canyon as too steep. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Fight fire with fire? Thinning forests is a start, but experts say it's time to burn more www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Federal judge temporarily halts land swap at Oak Flat copper mine site www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Arizona's wildfire forecast is ... complicated. Drought, climate change disrupt rhythms www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Check out this article from AZCentral: Feds 'mistakenly' kill collared and possibly pregnant Mexican gray wolf in Arizona www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Where the border wall ends, wildlife survives. Advocates fear losses if the gaps close www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

We’ll publish a closer look at Southwestern species, wildlands and cultures affected by renewed border construction later this week on azcentral. For now, a new 25-mile stretch of wall appears likely to cross Arizona’s remote San Rafael Valley. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Trump orders faster approval to mine on public lands. Critics say it's asking for trouble www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

At odds over water cuts, Colorado River states still seek consensus as deadline nears www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

'Fewer and smaller monuments': Republicans seek to limit the use of Antiquities Act www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Federal money will help connect Arizona canals, stretching water supplies for cities www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Judge rejects challenge to national monument near Grand Canyon. Will Trump step in? www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Forest thinning aims to curb catastrophic wildfires in Arizona. It also could stretch water supplies www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...