8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (455+ words) The absence of clear lines of authority among local, state and federal government agencies when responding to deadly heat waves raises questions about the nation's ability to deal with a warming global climate, University of Kansas researchers say. The KU…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (735+ words) Arizona Republicans are seeking to protect the Colorado River as its water supply continues to dwindle. State Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert; state House Speaker Steve Montenegro, R-Surprise, and other Arizona Republicans recently met with the Trump administration, urging the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (253+ words) A recent measles outbreak in Arizona has prompted state health officials to up their immunization efforts. They have created a measles surveillance tool kit for doctors to know the right questions to ask and how to proceed in potentially positive…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (522+ words) Historically, the clinic at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake, a health and wellness institution for Native Americans living off-reservation, mostly focused on behavioral and diabetes programs. But that has changed and the numbers of patients visiting the facility…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (212+ words) The New Mexico Public Education Department has asked the court overseeing the Yazzie/Martinez education equity lawsuit to overrule plaintiffs" objections and approve its final remedial plan. In the latest update in the decade-long case, the state argued that its…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (966+ words) The number of people infected with measles in Utah has grown to 559 in nine months, with hundreds of cases being reported in less than a month and several exposures in high-traffic spots, including the state's flagship university. Now, with 318 cases…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (236+ words) The Arizona Legislature is considering a series of bills which could restrict citizens' right to protest peacefully. The effort comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity is on the rise in the state, especially in big cities like Phoenix and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (939+ words) Arizona is preparing for a legal battle over its rights to Colorado River water. Following an extraordinarily dry winter along the river basin and what's expected to be an exceptionally hot and dry spring across the West, where high temperatures…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (270+ words) The Sierra Club is addressing the growing environmental demands of data centers in Arizona and across the country. In an effort to enlist community support and educate people about how the facilities affect the environment, the organization hosts monthly "action…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (412+ words) Colorado lawmakers will once again consider a bill to place protections for people who work in extreme heat or cold, this time offering a phased approach that avoids sweeping, specific mandates on employers. House Bill 26-1272 would direct the Colorado Department…...