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Flagstaff City Council members debated a citizen petition Wednesday that requested the city add wildfire, flooding, and drought to the priorities in its Carbon Neutrality Plan.
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The Flagstaff City Council has approved nearly $3.5 million to build 139 affordable rental units in the city’s downtown area.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether the government is responsible for covering more healthcare costs for Native American tribes.
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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, called the rule a "much-needed step" to fight climate change and protect the health of communities near drilling sites throughout the West.
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A paper published Thursday gives, for the first time, a full accounting of where the Colorado River’s water goes. Lead author Brian Richter says the information can help guide ongoing negotiations on how to manage the river’s diminished water supplies in a future of drought and climate change.
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A coalition of groups has formally asked Arizona utility regulators to provide economic resources for communities near closed coal-fired power plants.
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Former President Trump wrote in his endorsement that Lake Havasu Sen. Sonny Borrelli "has been on the front line of fighting against corrupt elections since day one."
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No bird species is more closely associated with the ponderosa pine than the pygmy nuthatch. These tiny, highly social birds are year-round residents with white breasts and grey heads and wings.
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Coconino County flood control officials have approved millions of dollars in funding for forest restoration in areas at high risk for wildfire and flooding near Flagstaff and Williams.
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An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
NPR News
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The EPA has finalized the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a category that includes everything from buses to garbage trucks.
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When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day."
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Cleaning up the Baltimore bridge collapse won't be quick, easy or inexpensive. Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 24 years for fraud.
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New checkboxes for "Middle Eastern or North African" and "Hispanic or Latino" are coming to the U.S. census and federal forms. Advocates say these changes will help enforce civil rights protections.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, about the grounds to believe Israel is committing acts of genocide.
Very windy Friday into Saturday ahead of a developing Pacific storm due Easter. The system moves inland Saturday evening with rain and snow developing from west to east across AZ into Easter Sunday. The period of heaviest snowfall for the I17&40 corridors looks to be pre sunrise Sunday into midday, shifting into eastern AZ through the afternoon and evening (total snow forecasts range from 4-8” Flagstaff region, 6-10” eastern Rim and Whites). Sunday travel will be hazardous across the high country with snow down to 5000’ at times. Lighter, yet significant snow and rain continue into Monday.
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