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Environment

New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work
Border

New images show Arizona archaeological site scarred by border wall work

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated 5 hrs ago

A giant fish carved into the ground more than 1,000 years ago was bulldozed during construction of a second border wall in Arizona, according to new images of the damage.

Feds will front big bucks to conserve Colorado River water, says Arizona water chief
Government-politics

Feds will front big bucks to conserve Colorado River water, says Arizona water chief

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated May 6, 2026

The federal government has agreed to pump more than $450 million into programs to carry out additional Colorado River water conservation, Ariz…

BioBlitzers catalog wildlife in U.S., Mexico as walls go up along border
Subscriber

BioBlitzers catalog wildlife in U.S., Mexico as walls go up along border

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated 5 hrs ago

For Star subscribers: As border wall construction accelerates, ecologists are cataloging wildlife on both sides of the international boundary and tracking the movements of rare species like jaguar and ocelot in Southern Arizona.

Letter: Reusing water
Local-issues

Letter: Reusing water

  • Jan Foiles, West side
  • May 3, 2026

I never would have believed I would be on the same page with Loren Hancock but here I am. He is absolutely correct in suggesting we should pur…

Arizona could be hurt by cutbacks in Colorado River water releases
Subscriber

Arizona could be hurt by cutbacks in Colorado River water releases

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated May 4, 2026

While it's clear Lake Mead will get less water from Lake Powell this year, it's not clear how that cut will affect how much water Arizona and …

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Government-politics

MIGRATION-USA/MEXICO-WALL

  • Victor Medina, REUTERS
  • Updated May 1, 2026

A construction area of the U.S. border fence is seen April 26 in Tecate, Baja California state, Mexico.

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Travel

US-NEWS-ENV-SANFRANCISCO-SEALION-SJ

  • Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group
  • Updated May 3, 2026

Chonkers, a Stellar sea lion, rests on a dock with California sea lions Thursday at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

Small Arizona town saves water to prevent summer shortages
State

Small Arizona town saves water to prevent summer shortages

  • Clara Migoya Arizona Republic
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

Kearny faces its biggest water crisis since it was founded in 1958 about 75 miles north of Tucson. 

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US-NEWS-DISNEYLAND-FACIAL-RECOGNITION-LA

  • Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times
  • Updated May 6, 2026

Disneyland and California Adventure guests enter the park as the monorail passes by the entrance to Disneyland on March 11, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif.

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EMIRATES-GULF/OPEC

  • Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS
  • Apr 28, 2026

An installation depicting barrel of oil with the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is seen Nov. 19, 2024, during the C…

Lake Mead's drops raise prospect of unaffordable Hoover Dam electricity
Subscriber

Lake Mead's drops raise prospect of unaffordable Hoover Dam electricity

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated May 1, 2026

For generations, the presence of Hoover Dam and its massive power plant routinely translated into cheap electricity for cities, farmers, irrig…

A real hoot: Owl family now calls an Oro Valley bar home
Environment

A real hoot: Owl family now calls an Oro Valley bar home

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Wildlife officials tell people to leave baby animals alone, but that's a tall order for an Oro Valley bar and restaurant with great horned owls nesting on its patio.

U.S. to drastically alter Colorado River releases, Arizona officials warn
Environment

U.S. to drastically alter Colorado River releases, Arizona officials warn

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated Apr 30, 2026

The goal is to prevent Lake Powell from falling so low that Glen Canyon Dam would no longer be able to generate electricity.

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Science

US-NEWS-ENV-SAVING-SEQUOIAS-GET

  • David Swanson, AFP
  • Updated Apr 21, 2026

A sign with Smokey the Bear warns of a very high fire danger for the day as smoke rises from the Trout Fire burning July 19, 2024, in the Dome…

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Julia Vaz, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

Kim Snyder, an education coordinator at Mass Audubon, speaks March 19 at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth, Mass.

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Julia Vaz, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

Glorianna Davenport, founder of the Living Observatory, overlooks a stream cutting through Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary on March 14 in Plymouth…

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Stephanie Scarbrough, Associated Press
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

The Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary is pictured March 15 in Plymouth, Mass.

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Jamie Jiang, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

A dormant cranberry bog is pictured March 15 during the offseason in Wareham, Mass. 

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Julia Vaz, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

Kim Snyder, an education coordinator at Mass Audubon, shows sphagnum moss March 19 at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth, Mass. 

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Government-politics

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Jamie Jiang, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

A native pitcher plant grows March 14 in a wetland on a former cranberry farm at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth, Mass. 

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration
Science

Climate Cranberry Bog Restoration

  • Julia Vaz, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
  • Updated Apr 29, 2026

A stream runs through Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary on March 15 in Plymouth, Mass. 

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Business

Iran Asia China Renewable Energy

  • Gerald Herbert, Associated Press
  • Updated Apr 16, 2026

The Norco oil refinery is seen behind train tracks and residences in Norco, La., on April 2.

New willow groves, wetland plants grace Santa Cruz River stretch in Tucson
Environment

New willow groves, wetland plants grace Santa Cruz River stretch in Tucson

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated Apr 25, 2026

Everywhere you look for almost a mile along the Santa Cruz River on Tucson's south side, you see Gooding's willows. Short ones, tall ones, fat…

Climate Solution Rebuilding Species
Weather

Climate Solution Rebuilding Species

  • Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press
  • Updated Apr 22, 2026

Eelgrass sways in the current Dec. 2 in San Diego's Mission Bay.

Climate Solution Rebuilding Species
Weather

Climate Solution Rebuilding Species

  • Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press
  • Updated Apr 22, 2026

Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab Dec. 3 in San Diego.

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