Environment https://www.azpm.org/environment Environment en-US Copyright Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:12:31 GMT Chiricahua National Monument is America’s new national park https://www.azpm.org/2026-10-23/chiricahua-national-monument-is-americas-new-national-park It’s Arizona’s fourth national park and 64th in the country overall. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:12:31 GMT https://www.azpm.org/2026-10-23/chiricahua-national-monument-is-americas-new-national-park Katya Mendoza ‘We will find another tree:’ Activists pack up Lochiel camp after months of fighting border wall construction https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-15/231605-we-will-find-another-tree-activists-pack-up-lochiel-camp-after-months-of-fighting-border-wall-construction A tree-sitter, who occupied the last standing cottonwood tree in Mexico, was arrested and released from custody this week. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:03:06 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-15/231605-we-will-find-another-tree-activists-pack-up-lochiel-camp-after-months-of-fighting-border-wall-construction Angela Gervasi Saguaro removal, border wall construction loom for Tohono O’odham Nation https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231583-saguaro-removal-border-wall-construction-loom-for-tohono-oodham-nation The tribe is continuing to fight the border wall project in a lawsuit. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:46:38 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231583-saguaro-removal-border-wall-construction-loom-for-tohono-oodham-nation Angela Gervasi Pima County uses drone technology to improve flash flood monitoring https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231580-pima-county-uses-drone-technology-to-improve-flash-flood-monitoring Pima County is using drone technology and computer modeling to better estimate how much water flows through local washes during flash floods, as Southern Arizona recorded a record number of flash flood warnings this monsoon season. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:59:04 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-14/231580-pima-county-uses-drone-technology-to-improve-flash-flood-monitoring Silvia Sanchez U.S. Forest Service closes forest lands for border construction https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-08/231379-us-forest-service-closes-forest-lands-for-border-construction A 55-mile stretch of Coronado National Forest has been closed to the public through January 2029. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:54:55 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-08/231379-us-forest-service-closes-forest-lands-for-border-construction Katya Mendoza Arizona national forests could see road construction if federal conservation policy is repealed https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-06/231474-arizona-national-forests-could-see-road-construction-if-federal-conservation-policy-is-repealed The public has until 11:50 p.m. EDT Tuesday to comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to rescind the policy. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:38:41 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-06/231474-arizona-national-forests-could-see-road-construction-if-federal-conservation-policy-is-repealed Katya Mendoza Border patrol arrests tree sitters, cuts down ‘Grandmother’ cottonwood https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-05/231462-border-patrol-arrests-tree-sitters-cuts-down-grandmother-cottonwood Border Patrol agents arrested people protecting the tree Monday morning, ending a months-long protest that had halted border wall construction in the area. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:11:15 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-05/231462-border-patrol-arrests-tree-sitters-cuts-down-grandmother-cottonwood John Washington, LOOKOUT Arizona is one step closer to getting its fourth national park https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-01/231428-arizona-is-one-step-closer-to-getting-its-fourth-national-park The Chiricahua National Park Act would change the national monument’s status to a national park. It passed Congress yesterday and is now headed to President Trump's desk. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:21:15 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-10-01/231428-arizona-is-one-step-closer-to-getting-its-fourth-national-park Katya Mendoza Non-native African tortoises are appearing across Tucson. Animal advocates fear the damage they could cause. https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-01/231407-non-native-african-tortoises-are-appearing-across-tucson-animal-advocates-fear-the-damage-they-could-cause Sulcata tortoises are turning up in yards and in the wild across southern Arizona, fueled in part by an unregulated pet trade, neglect and accidental escapes. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:26:11 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-10-01/231407-non-native-african-tortoises-are-appearing-across-tucson-animal-advocates-fear-the-damage-they-could-cause Thatcher Warrick Hess ‘Is that really the community we want?’: Sahuarita residents plan to protest Project Gravel data center https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-30/231402-is-that-really-the-community-we-want-sahuarita-residents-plan-to-protest-project-gravel-data-center An eight-building data center slated for the town comes at a time when residents are already protesting mining developments. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:56:57 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-30/231402-is-that-really-the-community-we-want-sahuarita-residents-plan-to-protest-project-gravel-data-center Arilynn Hyatt