The Arizona Corporation Commission has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state. Three seats could make the difference.

A program that pays rice farmers to create wetland habitats is a rare conservation win.

If you have climbed a peak or hiked in a golden aspen forest, paddled a protected river or visited a cultural site on any of the hundreds of millions of acres of public national forest land, there’s a ...

Throughout much of human history, fire has been a source of comfort, warmth — even inspiration. Only when the flames eclipse our control and threaten the things we prize do we hasten to ...

Madhvi Chittoor has had a hectic summer. For months, the 13-year-old has attended hearings, reviewed environmental assessments and emailed government officials. She wants to stop Civitas, a Denver ...

Paul Kiefer is a freelance journalist and was born and raised in Washington. He has covered homelessness among poultry workers in rural Delaware, addiction medicine and incarceration in the Pacific ...

Across the country, Latinos occupy an increasingly sought-after position of influence in the election: swing voters in swing states. In total, an estimated 17.5 million Latinos are expected to ...

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Hualapai tribal members and supporters marched through Phoenix, Arizona in September to protest the BLM's approval for more drilling near the Ha'Kwame' hot spring. Credit: Ash Ponders / High ...