Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot
The U.S. Forest Service said it plans to approve South32’s Hermosa project in Patagonia, Arizona, despite the water problems the mine is already causing.
By Wyatt Myskow
ICN Southwest
A New Mexico Religious Pilgrimage Rode a Global Wave Hoping for Ripple Effects for the Environment
By Tina Deines
Summer in March? Unusual Heat Wave Descends on Already Parched Western U.S.
By Kiley Price
States Blast Federal Playbook of Potential Colorado River Options
Scott Franz, KUNC
Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack
By Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
By Martha Pskowski
Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells
By Wyatt Myskow
More Children Are Powering Their Own Wheels to School as Part of ‘Bike Buses’
By Tina Deines
Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?
By Wyatt Myskow
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty
By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff
Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users
By Wyatt Myskow
Arizona Launches Investigation into Proposed Critical Mineral Mine’s Contaminated Water Discharge
By Wyatt Myskow
Utility Asks New Mexico for ‘Zero Emission’ Status for Gas-Fired Power Plant
By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main
Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions
By Wyatt Myskow
What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems
By Tina Deines
Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?
By Wyatt Myskow
Conservation Groups Blast Trump’s Latest Choice to Head Up the Bureau of Land Management
By Kiley Price
Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry
By Jake Bolster, Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow
