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A coalition of environmental groups has sent a proposal about managing the Colorado River to the government. The authors say it shouldn't compete with existing state plans, but instead make sure those state rules also consider the environment.
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Flagstaff City Council members debated a citizen petition Wednesday that requested the city add wildfire, flooding, and drought to the priorities in its Carbon Neutrality Plan.
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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, called the rule a "much-needed step" to fight climate change and protect the health of communities near drilling sites throughout the West.
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A paper published Thursday gives, for the first time, a full accounting of where the Colorado River’s water goes. Lead author Brian Richter says the information can help guide ongoing negotiations on how to manage the river’s diminished water supplies in a future of drought and climate change.
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The National Park Service released a report on climate change in the Grand Canyon that projects a warmer, drier future for the iconic national park.
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The Interior Department will allocate more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help them adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure.
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The federal government indicated its support on Tuesday for a plan hammered out by the Lower Basin states to conserve water in the Colorado River over the next three years. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.
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Scientists looked at tree rings to track changing temperatures going back to 1553 in a new study. They found the current Western megadrought is unlike any other dry period the region has experienced.
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A new study found extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems.
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A report from the National Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate shows Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding landscape has been significantly impacted by climate change over the last century.