Guest Column: No on 120: Arizona can't afford to take control of US lands

Americans love their national parks and other federal public lands. And so do Arizonans. Arizona is blessed to have some of the most phenomenal - and varied - parks, forests, monuments, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and more, in the entire country.

If city and county wise up, burrowing owl could benefit from solar farm

With Pima County's recent approval of the city of Tucson's request for an industrial solar farm in Avra Valley, both the city and the county signaled they are serious about pursuing local renewable-energy facilities.

Public transit will work if it gets proper support

The Regional Transportation Authority plan and tax, adopted by the voters in 2006, has brought funding to expand and improve Sun Tran bus services. Routes have been added and hours of service have been extended. More buses on many popular routes will be added in the near future, bringing sho…

Regional agreement on conservation policies necessary to protect desert

Western pioneers viewed our region as a promised land full of endless resources. As a result, residents over the last 100 years in Arizona have exploited these lands without a care as to the long-term environmental implications. Today we know those resources have a finite timeline.