How might Trump's flurry of orders on #climate & environment affect the #cleanenergy economy in #Arizona, a state w/ minimal oil & gas but ample solar? I connected w/ legal & policy experts on energy realities, disinfo motives + risks for local projects: azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

In Tucson, small-scale produce growers get wholesale opportunities, and children eat more local, fresh food at the school cafeteria thanks to a collaborative model called F2I. The network plans to expand to serve Phoenix schools. Good news at azcentral azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

If you want to read something not about any billionaires: We publ. a series today on how Arizona's famous "5 C's" have changed over the last 100+ years. My lead story is about how #climate - the most elusive "C" - went from health asset to health hazard: azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

New azcentral — DOGE cuts hit Arizona’s rural development office, 10 laid off Former staffer Joshua Abbott told me he was overseeing nine figures worth of federal loans at the time he was let go: azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Why do Arizona continues to grow cotton? Some time ago our team at azcentral Environment committed to write about the present and future of Arizona’s 5Cs. That series now lives online at azcentral. Go and check it out. Cheryl Evans on 📸 assignment. Pretty flower photo by D. Palmer

Brandon Loomis writes in beautiful detail for azcentral Environment about Morenci's copper mine past and present — the "whole awesome mess" of an 80-square-mile operation that still pulls workers from all corners of the country to the Arizona company town. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Latest for azcentral by me: How Arizona farmers and ranchers could be affected by tariffs against the U.S. biggest trading partners. Vegetables, cotton, dairy products, tree nuts, beef and forage are the copper state's main exports. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

#nativelanguage #NativeTwitter Newest happenings in DC: Trump declares English the official language, Indigenous peoples say "not so fast" azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Native languages should be spoken and preserved, tribes say after Trump's 'English' order azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via azcentral

For azcentral. This is how Dept. of Agriculture's $1 billion cut on local food purchase programs will affect Arizona's small farms, food banks, and nonprofits: azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

On the front page of azcentral today: how the funding freeze and cuts from Dept. of Agriculture affect those working to build stronger local food systems in Arizona. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

THANK YOU GOV. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM FOR YOUR SIGNATURE PROTECTING NATIVE GRADUATES ACROSS NEW MEXICO! It is with absolute joy that I thank Gov. Lujan Grisham for signing Senate Bill 163, a bill that is made for our Native graduates. When our Diné students receive their

VA removes tribal flags from Phoenix center. Tribal leaders say it dishonors Native vets azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via azcentral

Arizona legislators are making a 2nd attempt to pass bills that would protect the state's dwindling groundwater resources. The Republican-sponsored bill, a "work in progress" in Griffin's words, is moving forward despite opposition. azcentral Ray Stern azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

In southeastern Arizona, where land fissures cracked open and wells went dry due to groundwater mining, the state proposed reducing water use by 42% by 2075. Locals continue to ask for a legislative solution. Latest for azcentral azcentral Environment azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

"Arizona growers bet on automation for future growth" My latest for azcentral, following coverage on H-2A rising labor costs azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

There's been much finger-pointing about the comeback a flesh-eating parasite, 3 decades after its eradication in MX and U.S. But AZ ranchers and conservationists on both sides of the border agree we're missing aggressive action to fight it. For azcentral azcentral.com/story/news/loc…