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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.
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Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damageCongress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump did major environmental damage.
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The organization said more needs to be done to fully address the climate change problems Arizona faces.
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A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from conservation groups that want to stop two mining projects in southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains.
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The key committee in the U.S. House has approved a bill that would reverse the Biden administration’s recent ban on oil and gas drilling near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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A recent survey of 362 archaeological sites along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon shows most of them are eroding due to the influence of Glen Canyon Dam. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.
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Lots of folks watch and list birds these days. But another activity is gaining attention—butterfly counts. Two are scheduled in national parks on the Colorado Plateau this month— July 8 at Bryce Canyon in Utah, and July 15 on the North Rim of Grand Canyon.
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New Mexico, one of the top oil producing states in the U.S., is imposing a moratorium on new drilling on state trust land within a mile of schools.
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The Ajo Lily is the only species of its genus, an unusual phenomenon known to botanists as ‘monotypic.’ Also known as the Desert Lily, this relatively rare plant grows in one of the hottest, driest places on earth.
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Engineers at Glen Canyon Dam will release an artificial flood into the Grand Canyon starting today through Thursday. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, it’s the first beach-building flood in four years.