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Water flows down the face of Sabino Dam after a heavy winter rain. Intermittent waterways like this one will lose federal protection under the Clean Water Act under a new rule put forward by the Trump administration.

Opinions mixed on roll-out of new federal water rule

The Trump administration released its final rule Thursday redefining which waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act.

Model missiles on display during a ribbon cutting event at Raytheon Missile Systems in May 2018.

Raytheon's growth and future in Tucson

Also, a security expert discusses the missile-maker's role in the defense industry.

Representatives from UA, National Science Foundation, and the Navajo Nation with a UA-developed solar powered water purification system.

Episode 217: Problem-solving on the Navajo Nation.

Putting a focus on problem-solving on the Navajo Nation.

Elaborate sympathetic innervation (magenta) around melanocyte stem cells (yellow). Acute stress induces the sympathetic nervous system to release large amounts of norepinephrine, which drives rapid depletion of melanocyte stem cells and hair graying.

Scientists explain how stress can turn hair gray

A study examines how stress response can impact stem cells that act as a sort of color reserve for hair.

U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Todd Esque holds a tortoise shell in the Mojave Desert, south of Las Vegas.

Climate change, and our response to it, is making life hard for desert tortoises

Tortoises are being hit with a one-two punch of energy projects springing up in a desert that is getting hotter and drier.

The StoryCorps trailer parked outside of Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ.

Celebrating "One Small Step"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Episode 3 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders: "Trans-Generational Advice".

Nature's Healing

The Amity Foundation has created a program where people in recovery are getting in touch with nature at the Circle Tree Ranch.

The Rio Sonora flows through the town of Baviácora, Sonora, July 30, 2019.

Communities affected by mining spill win case in Mexico's Supreme Court

The decision granted protection to Sonora River Valley residents seeking remediation following a 2014 Grupo México toxic mine spill.

Last year was Mexico’s most violent; Sonora saw biggest jump in murder

The northern Mexican state stood out with the largest year-to-year increase in registered murder victims.

Flame Off

https://sonoranglass.org/flame-off-2020/

Rialto Theatre 8th Annual Fundraising Gala: Party of the Century - A Black & White Masked Ball Celebrating 100 Years of Rialto

https://one.bidpal.net/rialto20/welcome

A 3-D microtomographic image of a grasshopper in a head-down position. The inflated air sacs in the abdomen are visible. The tomography was performed at Virginia Tech.

How grasshoppers deal with blood rushing to their heads

A new study sheds light on how insects deal with gravity when they're upside down or sideways.

SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival

https://www.saaca.org/savor.html

For Hopi veteran Clifford Balenquah, the issue comes down to a lack of communication between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Native American veterans it serves. “Nobody consults us minorities, or people living in remote areas,” he says.

Native American veterans still struggling to get the health care they were promised

Some Native American vets seeking treatment face geographical barriers, confusing bureaucracy and lack of cultural understanding.

Justina Machado.

Finding Your Roots: Secrets & Lies

Discover the surprising family histories of actors Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan.

Just Najima

A profile of singer and recording artist, Najima Rainey, and the unique stylings of her band 'Just Najima'

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