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The move, by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first.
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While Colorado’s Front Range is experiencing abundant rainfall, the state’s Western Slope continues to bake and even burn
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Crews make progress on several Four Corners wildfires, but hot, dry weather and wind continue to fuel active fire zones in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.
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President Trump's executive order targets NPR and PBS funding, while a new survey shows global concern about climate change. Local updates include rideshare legislation, burn permits, and community news.
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Governor Polis signs a bill to protect educators from pressure to remove books from school libraries, while Cortez renews its Urban Forestry program. Other updates include health-related resignations in Arizona, a proposed tobacco tax delay in the Navajo Nation, and wildfire mitigation efforts across the West.
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Arizona’s unique water challenges are further complicated by a proposed EPA rule that could strip protections from the state's ephemeral streams, threatening water quality and wildlife habitat.
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Democratic attorneys general in 19 states sued the Trump administration over its mass firing of federal workers. NPR's A Martinez talks with one of the plaintiffs, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late last month that Canadian-based Resolution Mining Company can build a copper mine on sacred Native American land east of Phoenix. And Utah has opened a new state office dedicated to professional licenses.
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A change in policy by the Biden administration to give tribal voices more of a seat at the table has led to a controversy about proposed changes at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff.
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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recently granted an aquifer protection permit for a uranium mine near from a tribal community in the Grand Canyon, but the Havasupai Tribe still has concerns about the quality of its water. And avian influenza is suspected in Montezuma County.