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The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation's woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change.
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Today a nonprofit environmental group named the Colorado River through Grand Canyon the nation’s most endangered waterway. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.
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Arizona cities, environmental advocates and businesses are teaming up to combat extreme heat by launching a variety of tree-planting initiatives.
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Federal officials have announced nearly 585 million dollars in federal funding to repair aging water infrastructure and combat drought in the West.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has released a plan to prioritize conservation on public lands to better respond to a changing climate.
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A new study from Northern Arizona University traces the carbon in the atmosphere over the last 100 years through a unique scientific instrument: wildflowers. Scientists examined century-old specimens of local plants to get insights into how the climate is changing. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with lead author Mariah Carbone about how bombs detonated in the 50s and 60s left a signature behind.
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Scottsdale city officials have approved a proposal that would temporarily restore the water supply to a nearby community.
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California released a plan Tuesday detailing how Western states reliant on the Colorado River should save more water. It came a day after the six other states in the river basin made a competing proposal.
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A storytellers event called "Beyond Climate Breakdown" seeks to share the personal impacts of a warming planet.