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A new poll released today from Colorado College shows that the environment and public lands are top political issues among voters in the West.
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Montezuma Castle is a cliff dwelling overlooking Wet Beaver Creek in the Verde Valley. Undoubtedly, the water, plants, animals and other natural resources drew the Sinagua people here a thousand years ago — and attracted attention ever since.
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The Forest Service recently released a proposal to revise its forest management plans to protect old-growth trees. KNAU spoke about this unprecedented effort with Andrew Sanchez Meador, executive director of NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute.
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The federal Bureau of Land Management is looking to drastically reduce the area open to recreational target shooting within Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument.
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A uranium mine less than 10 miles from the South Rim of the Grand has begun production. It comes after decades of preparation work and amid resistance from tribal and environmental groups.
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A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites.
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Eastern Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park has become a sister park with a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentina.
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U.S. Forest Service officials have finalized their determination that a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Upper Verde River is suitable for added environmental protections.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan for the cleanup of a Superfund site near Dewey-Humboldt.
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Local Diné activist Nicole Horseherder receives the national Heinz Award for the Environment. The award honors people who have made outstanding contributions in art, economy, and the environment.