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...

Rebuilding scorched LA neighborhoods will mean adapting to a changing climate www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Fire is an essential, natural process that has shaped the world’s landscapes for millions of years -- but extreme wildfires are becoming more frequent, severe, and extensive thanks to human-caused climate change. We've just updated this explainer on climate and fire. Check it out to learn more --

Check out this article from AZCentral: Feds say Mexican gray wolf recovery is on track, but advocates see 'significant setbacks' www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...