DHS marks milestone as wall construction severs wildlife corridors
New border wall construction is nearly done in some of the most environmentally sensitive areas in Arizona.
O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing
Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.
After Clean Water Act change, uncertainty reigns over water protections
The Trump administration's revision of which waterways are protected creates regulatory uncertainty, especially in arid places.
Border wall groundwater pumping threatens to push endangered species to 'brink of extinction'
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials worry water pumping will deplete the San Bernardino Valley springs and aquifer.
'A worst-case scenario': Leaks, dust, water pumping and drought plague Quitobaquito
Border-hugging spring and its pond are sacred to Hia C-ed O'odham and the Tohono O'odham communities
Arizona housing growth tees up opportunity for water investors
As Central Arizona booms, Phoenix exurbs are looking to rural areas for more water.
No border wall for Arizona tribe's Colorado River stretch
The cross-border Cocopah Indian Tribe has lived along the river delta for centuries.
Defense Department cuts funding for border wall section in Yuma
A court document pulls funding for a 7-mile stretch that would have crossed tribal land.
Arizona working to define and protect its waterways cut from Clean Water Act
The state needs to fill a regulatory gap following the new "Waters of the U.S." rule.
The great white whale, sighted in Tucson!
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A conversation with ecologist Brad Lancaster; and the series "Youth Crossing Gender Borders" begins.
Proposed Clean Water Act changes will mean uncertainty, loss of protections for Arizona waterways
The Trump administration is implementing a new rule defining which waterways are regulated under the act.
New analysis spells out serious legal risk to Colorado River water users
As climate change continues to sap the river’s water, some users face serious legal risks to their supplies.
CAP shutdown might produce cloudy water
Annual maintenance shifts Tucson Water to local wells.
Environmental groups call on Arizona to close uranium mine
The groups cite flooding of the mine that threatens to contaminate drinking water.
Arizona senators propose drought bill
The bipartisan bill aims to help water utilities plan for dry future
