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Two Southern Arizona data centers move forward — so do fights over power, water and growth
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (1570+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action After Marana approved rezoning for a new data center Tuesday night, and Pima County closed on the land sale for Project Blue on Christmas…...
Tucson’s south side residents built an environmental justice movement after TCE — now they’re passing the torch
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1742+ words) Lighting the path so you can take action Yolanda Herrera dabs the corner of her eye with a tissue, wiping away tears as she talks about the people in her family who have died of cancer. This is the legacy…...
No Turquoise Alert for Navajo teen amplifies questions about Arizona's new missing person system
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1354+ words) Lighting the path so you can take action When 14-year-old Neveah Alessandro Campos ran away from her uncle's home in Glendale Saturday afternoon, her mother Ashley Alessandro gave her a day to come back. But when she didn't, Ashley did…...
TUSD override passes for first time since 1986, unofficial election results show
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (793+ words) Lighting the path so you can take action For the first time in more than three decades, voters agreed to an override for the Tucson Unified School District, Wednesday evening's unofficial preliminary results of Proposition 414 show. Prop. 414 was passing with…...
Arizona District 7 voter guide: Grijalva and Butierez on water and homelessness ahead of special election
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1294+ words) Lighting the path so you can take action In Congressional District 7, voters are choosing more than a replacement for the late Rep. Ra'l Grijalva. They're deciding between two sharply different visions on issues shaping daily life in Southern Arizona " from…...
Gila River Indian Community weighs banishment ordinance, a first for Arizona tribes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1628+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action The Gila River Indian Community is weighing a new ordinance that would allow for the banishment and disenrollment of tribal members convicted of violent…...
Judge rules AZ school funding is unconstitutional, cites crumbling buildings, TUSD buses and more
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1212+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action The state must pay more to help Tucson Unified School District buy and repair its school buses, which drive 20,000 students a day and cover…...
Arizona Attorney General orders Tucson mobile home park to restore power, AC
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (743+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action As Tucson faces one of its hottest Augusts, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is ordering a south side mobile home park to restore power…...
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (836+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center " tied to tech giant Amazon " into city…...
Tucson volunteers revive hidden stream by chopping invasive reed in Tanque Verde
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (760+ words) Get our email and never miss a story Lighting the path so you can take action George Lippold hacks away at the woody stalk with his machete in a tucked away field near a Tanque Verde neighborhood. Despite the cool…...