As the clock ticks down toward the timeframe when the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will begin shooting feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness from helicopters, a controversial attempt to solve the feral cow problem failed in its first committee. The House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources Committee quickly tabled HB 423 on […]
Advocates say an expansion of a copper mine in Grant County could impact water and they have asked state agencies reviewing permit applications to require additional safeguards from the mining company Freeport-McMoRan. Freeport-McMoRan has filed permit applications with the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources’ Mining and Minerals Division and the Office of the State Engineer […]
Opponents of low-level Air Force training flights over the Gila National Forest are on the defensive once again, as three Arizona air bases are looking to the area for potential expansion. In late January, the Air Force released a notice of intent to modify 10 existing airspaces sprawling across southern Arizona and into western New Mexico, reigniting concerns that started in 2017, when the Air Force proposed expanding training areas …