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In 2018 the University of Arizona joined the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), comprising 20 leading North American research universities. The goal: helping communities accelerate climate action.

Within the past decade, alarming footage of Western forest fires has become part of the daily news for a good part of the year. California’s 2017 Thomas Fire was the costliest on record. The Camp Fire, which burned 153,336 acres in Northern California in fall 2018, was the deadliest in the state’s history.

Mining has long been a key part of Arizona’s economy, from the boomtowns that sprouted up in the 1800s to today’s streamlined industries that operate across the state, but it has often come at a cost to the environment and public health.

The Sonoran Desert’s typically high-alkaline soil, minimal rainfall and extreme temperatures (which can dip below freezing in winter and routinely reach 110 degrees in summer) make it a challenging agricultural environment.

The 2,000-mile stretch of land that divides Mexico from the U.S. is rich in native species. What happens when the roaming range of those species is disrupted?

It was big news: In fall 2018, NASA awarded $30 million to fund a University of Arizona-led project studying the complex interactions between aerosols and clouds.

Innovative heat-mapping strategies provide insight into best design practices for urban climate resilience.

Environmental contaminants can pose a major health risk. Enter Paloma Beamer, whose work in exposure science aims to protect even the most vulnerable among us.

In an effort to find sustainable solutions for Arizona’s water supply, engineers are bringing environmentally friendly practices to the state’s burgeoning beer industry.