But who’s the enemy?
Arizona
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Los demócratas también ganan con el muro
La militarización de la frontera México-E.U. siempre ha sido un esfuerzo bipartidista, su simbolismo es útil para ambos partidos.
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The border wall threatens decades of binational wildlife conservation
Binational groups are preserving migratory corridors and restoring degraded areas in the Borderlands. Will the landscape be severed?
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
How a small Arizona town is building ecological resilience
A younger generation of activists are being trained in conservation.
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La nueva ola de activismo en Arizona
Un pequeño pueblo construye resiliencia ecológica
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
COVID-19 impacts every corner of the Navajo Nation
Front-line workers confront the world’s newest deadly malady.
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Western states lead the way in vote-by-mail elections
As COVID-19 closes most in-person polling locations, will states be able to scale up in time?
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Fast-growing Western cities face megadrought
Eleven states and northern Mexico will likely experience a drought more severe than any since the 1500s.
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
Protesting immigrant detention during a pandemic
Will new forms of collective action lead to permanent societal changes?
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Fallout: First cancer, now delayed compensation for Indigenous downwinder communities
Bureaucratic roadblocks mean ‘apology’ payouts are hard to access for Indigenous communities exposed to nuclear tests.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Scraping bottom; underwhelmed by parks; bulldozed saguaros
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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On this Earth Day, let’s think about agriculture
Farmers and ranchers hold the key to carbon storage.
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Border wall construction brings crowds, and COVID-19 anxiety, into Arizona towns
Hundreds of workers are passing through the rural border communities, where medical services are already strained.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Triumph and tragedy: Trump’s border wall expands
Anger and despair rise as new projects are announced in the Southwest.
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Arizona steelworkers continue strike despite COVID-19
After more than a decade without a raise, workers are asking for a better contract.
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Uranium mining threatens our home, the Grand Canyon
Since time immemorial, the Havasupai have lived inside the natural wonder. We face yet another peril.
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Meet the outfitters welcoming Grand Canyon rafters to a COVID-19 reality
‘A harsh ending to a pretty wonderful experience.’
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines
Outreach to immigrant communities moves to Facebook and phones, as roving mobile health programs deliver food and medicine.