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Woefully overwhelmed by the news? Can't keep up with your favorite journalists?

Same.

I love Sundays because I can peacefully catch up on @azcentral's incredible environmental reporting. So, end your weekend with the latest from @azcenvironment

Woefully overwhelmed by the news? Can't keep up with your favorite journalists?Same.I love Sundays because I can peacefully catch up on @azcentral's incredible environmental reporting. So, end your weekend with the latest from @azcenvironment

: @Erstone7 wrote about a series of @forestservice roundups that are removing wild cattle from sensitive areas along the #VerdeRiver in @TontoForest, @CoconinoNF and @PrescottNF.

Read it on @azcenvironment/ @azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/09/feds-start-cattle-roundup-verde-river-amid-environmental-complaints/6486299002/

Feds round up feral cattle along the Verde River after habitat damage complaints

Environmental groups say grazing cattle damage fragile riparian habitat and have pressured the Forest Service to remove animals that don't belong.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/09/feds-start-cattle-roundup-verde-river-amid-environmental-complaints/6486299002/

: I ( @antonldelgado) wrote about the nuances of forest management in Arizona and delved into a multimillion-dollar thinning project in motion at #BillWilliamsMountain in @KaibabNF.

Read it on @azcenvironment/ @azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/09/bill-williams-forest-thinning-project-aims-to-prevent-wildfires/6465430002/

Recover or restore? Bill Williams project aims to prevent wildfires by thinning forests

Agencies are spending millions to thin forests to safeguard mountainside communities from future wildfires and post-fire floods.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/09/bill-williams-forest-thinning-project-aims-to-prevent-wildfires/6465430002/

: @ByIanJames wrote about the devastating effects of #climatechange on @TheHopiTribe's struggle for water. This story is the second part of a three-part series on this topic.

Read it on @azcenvironment/ @azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/07/drought-and-pumping-hopi-natural-springs-drying-up/5972599002/

'Everything is drying up': As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened

The Hopi see influence of climate change — and suspect a link to coal industry’s groundwater pumping.

https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/12/07/drought-and-pumping-hopi-natural-springs-drying-up/5972599002/

: @Debkrol wrote about the contentious developments from the @forestservice in the ongoing debate over the proposed Resolution Copper mine east of #SuperiorAZ in @TontoForest.

Read it on @azcenvironment/ @azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/12/11/resolution-copper-may-fast-track-trumps-final-days/5981085002/

Did feds fast-track Resolution Copper mine project in Trump's last days? Foes say 'yes'

A controversial copper mine that will obliterate an Apache cultural site and other cultural and environmental assets appears to be on the fast track.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/12/11/resolution-copper-may-fast-track-trumps-final-days/5981085002/

: @AmandaMoMorris wrote about the latest in biocrust restoration. According to researchers from @ASU and @McDowellSonoran researchers, the thin layer of desert soil is rapidly disappearing.

Read it on @azcenvironment/ @azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-science/2020/12/08/biocrust-could-curb-dust-storms-and-erosion-yet-disappearing/6142802002/

How researchers hope to preserve and restore 'biocrust,' the desert's protective skin

Biocrust could prevent dust storms and erosion, even slow wildfires, but it's vulnerable to human activity and, increasingly, climate change.

https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-science/2020/12/08/biocrust-could-curb-dust-storms-and-erosion-yet-disappearing/6142802002/

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