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ADEQ to test all small water systems for PFAS

An EPA grant will allow the state to test water from 1,200 providers.

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State issues mercury warning for some fish caught in Patagonia Lake

The warning only applies to eating Flathead Catfish.

Pima County Issues Ground-Level Ozone Advisory

Thursday marks the second consecutive day of an advisory.

PFAS contamination draws local, national cleanup efforts

The so-called “forever chemicals” accumulate in bodies and can have numerous health impacts.

Land swap of Oak Flat due to start Friday

The transfer is opposed by San Carlos Apache tribal members who do not want it become a copper mine.

State works to clean up chemical pollutants in Tucson water supply

ADEQ is addressing PFAS contamination of Tucson backup groundwater wells.

House passes defense spending bill banning new uranium mines around Grand Canyon

The Senate version of the bill does not include the ban on new uranium mines.

Continued wall construction puts border residents on edge amid COVID-19 pandemic

Residents of small border communities say construction workers don't practice safe social distancing on or off the job

Want to delay your emissions test in Arizona? Only if you're 65+

ADEQ says they're working to reduce risk during emissions testing, and that clean air helps us all, including those with COVID-19.

CAP shutdown might produce cloudy water

Annual maintenance shifts Tucson Water to local wells.

Sahuarita residents urged to boil water

E. coli bacteria were detected in some samples of the drinking water.

Smoke from US wildfires boosting health risk for millions

Another summer of fires in the West is expected to impact millions and increase premature deaths.

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