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Author Scott Thybony has discovered that a long walk along the rim of the Grand Canyon has its own satisfactions. In his newest Canyon Commentary, Thybony recalls a late-winter day along the Rim Trail when he found that the spectacular vistas kept unfolding for hours.
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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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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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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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Fire managers on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests plan a series of large prescribed burns this spring.
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The Coconino County Board of Supervisors this week approved a measure to classify a more than 20-mile stretch of Lake Mary Road a recreational corridor.
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A startup biotech company in Flagstaff is working to make the idea of birth control for men a reality.