Brandon Loomis
USA TODAY
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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To keep the Colorado River's heart beating, people step in to do what nature once did
With a constant demand for water from the Colorado River, there may be no end to the painstaking work to sustain the waterway's natural systems. → Read More
Pipelines? Desalination? Turf removal? Arizona commits $1B to augment, conserve water supplies
Legislators approved the governor's water augmentation plan, but not before adding money for conservation. → Read More
Colorado River drought may be the 'new normal' and living with it will be costly, leaders say
Leaders say there is bipartisan support for Gov. Doug Ducey's water authority plan, and the state should address a range of solutions. → Read More
Colorado River drought may be the 'new normal' and living with it will be costly, leaders say
Leaders say there is bipartisan support for Gov. Doug Ducey's water authority plan, and the state should address a range of solutions. → Read More
Arizona elk headed to West Virginia as East looks to undo native species' regional extinction
After restoring its own extinct elk herds with Yellowstone transplants, Arizona donates animals for an Eastern population. → Read More
Ocelots try to survive in a world that barely knows they exist
The elusive cats are among the rarest mammals in the Southwest, living a life of mystery in the borderland shadows as their habitat disappears. → Read More
A border wall could drive the jaguar extinct in America
The jaguar doesn't need an American habitat to survive. But what would the border landscape lose if its biggest cat went extinct in the United States? → Read More
Even October is hot. Here's how many extra days of heat the U.S. gets
Millions of Americans experience more than an extra week of summer heat that would have seemed extreme a generation ago. → Read More
U.S. and Mexico agree to share in Colorado River conservation and possible shortage
U.S. water users will help pay for Mexican conservation, while Mexicans share water now and during shortage → Read More
Jaguar caught on video could be first female in Arizona in 50 years
Conservationists have released video of a jaguar that they hope will turn out to be the first female of the species seen in Arizona since the 1960s. → Read More
Snowy year in the Rockies helps Southwest avoid Colorado River water shortage for at least a year
Colorado River reservoirs benefited from snowmelt, but a warm spring made it a close call. → Read More
Poll: Arizona overwhelmingly supports protecting land, air, climate
A majority of Arizona residents want the government to do more to preserve natural resources, even if it comes at an economic cost. → Read More
Arizona will suffer more than most of U.S. as climate changes, study says
More people will die and the economy will slow if temperatures continue to rise through the end of the century. → Read More
Environmental group targets border wall, says prototypes will imperil desert species
The Center for Biological Diversity will file the third environmental legal challenge to President Trump’s border wall, charging it will harm species. → Read More
Environmental group targets border wall, says prototypes will imperil desert species
The Center for Biological Diversity will file the third environmental legal challenge to President Trump’s border wall, charging it will harm species. → Read More
Environmental group targets border wall project, says prototypes will imperil desert species
A Tucson environmental advocacy group is preparing to file a third lawsuit aimed at Donald Trump's border wall plans. → Read More
American Rivers puts lower Colorado River atop its annual list of troubled waters
Uncertainty over federal support for Lake Mead and to avoid a water shortage has landed the Colorado River atop American Rivers' list of "Most Endangered Rivers." → Read More
Mexican gray wolf population bounces back in Southwest
Mexican gray wolves rebounded from a deadly 2015 to reach a population of 113 in Arizona and New Mexico last year, the most since the species returned to the wild almost 20 years ago, biologists say. → Read More
Pending deals could buoy water levels in Lake Mead
Arizona is closing in on a set of water conservation deals that leaders hope will prop up storage in Lake Mead and forestall painful and chaotic shortages for at least a few years. → Read More
McCain, Flake warn: Obama to designate Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument
Arizona opposes new land protections around Grand Canyon, and senators want president to hear them; feds decline to comment → Read More