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Legislation to hold the federal government accountable for the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines passed out of committee this week and is now eligible for a vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2023 population estimates Thursday showing nationwide trends, with counties in the South continuing to grow and those in the Northeast and Midwest losing population.
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Navajo Nation leaders will meet with federal officials Friday to discuss the cleanup of the Lukachukai Mountain Mining District in northeast Arizona, which was recently named a Superfund site.
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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 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has partnered with the Town of Payson to clean up contaminants in the local drinking water system.
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The federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has canceled plans to spray insecticides on the Colorado Plateau north of the Grand Canyon to kill grasshoppers and crickets.
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Coconino County has one confirmed case of measles and another probable case. Health officials urge residents to be alert for symptoms of the highly contagious illness, which has no treatment but can be prevented by a vaccine.
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You’ve likely seen pictures of the Very Large Array Radio Telescope near Socorro in New Mexico, which has been featured in movies like Contact and Independence Day. But you may not know northern Arizona has its own Very Large Array on Anderson Mesa.
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Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service over what they call “chronic unauthorized cattle grazing” in the Agua Fria National Monument.
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Several abandoned campfires recently sparked small wildfires on the Coconino National Forest which were extinguished by fire crews.