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Hualapai Say Proposed Water Deal Could Benefit Tourism in the State

Jessica Suerth, Cronkite News

9/22/16

The chairman of the Hualapai Tribe told a Senate committee Wednesday that a proposed 70-mile, $173 million water project would lay the groundwork for expansion of Grand Canyon West...

Ak-Chin Tribal Members Join North Dakota Pipeline Water Protectors

Michelle Chance, Cronkite News

9/19/16

Cecily Peters and three other members of the Ak-Chin Indian Community loaded into an SUV Friday evening September 9 and drove 24 hours straight to join those standing against the D...

Activists, Tribes Hail EPA’s Superfund Designation for Gold King Mine

JESSICA SUERTH, ALLIE BICE/Cronkite News

9/8/16

Environmental and tribal activists welcomed the government’s announcement Wednesday that it had designated the Gold King Mine a Superfund site, advancing the cleanup of an area con...

Pii Paash Concerned About Reclaimed Water on Gila River Land

Isabel Menzel, Cronkite News

8/29/16

A deal to trade Colorado River water for reclaimed water to irrigate fields on the Gila River Indian Community has been the source of a months-long battle between the Pii Paash peo...

Racial Profiling Victim Reacts to Judge Referring Arpaio for Criminal Contempt Charges

Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News

8/24/16

When Daniel Magos first learned Friday that a judge referred Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the U.S...

9 Desert Plants You Can Turn Into Cookies, Candy and Margaritas

Cronkite News

7/21/16

Sweet red fruit rests on the arm of a prickly Saguaro. Yellowing pods are ground into meal. Spiked bright-green pads are roasted over a crackling fire pit...

Global Warming, Pesticides Lead to Decline in Monarch Butterfly Population

Mallory Price, Cronkite News

5/31/16

A large orange-and-black butterfly glides through a flurry of multicolored wings to land on a bright pink flower...

Arizona Faces Typical Wildfire Season; West Coast Could Have Harsh Year

Sophia Kunthara, Cronkite News

5/24/16

WASHINGTON – Arizona is expected to have a normal wildfire season this summer after several years in which the state saw relatively little fire activity, state and federal official...