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Op-ed: How the Pandemic Made it Harder For Immigrants to Access Food

From avoiding public benefits like food assistance programs, to facing overwhelmed private programs, many immigrants faced increased food insecurity during the pandemic. 

Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate

Interstate water disputes are as American as apple pie. States often think a neighboring state is using more than its fair share from a river, lake or aquifer that crosses borders.

Celebrate Earth Day in CT with education, films, critters and more

Throughout the pandemic, many of us have taken to reveling in Mother Nature. We’ve taken up hiking, gardening and various outdoor activities to escape our homes. With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22, we know there’s always ways to do more to help our environment beyond recycling or picking up litter.

Understanding the water beneath our feet

Groundwater is the largest un-frozen freshwater resource on the planet, but it is often overlooked, overused, or misunderstood. University of Arizona water researcher Laura Condon discusses groundwater and the role it is forecast to play in our future. She will deliver a talk on the subject for the UA College of Science virtual lecture series April 22.

Laura Condon spoke to Tim Swindle, director of the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona.

Arizona’s historic drought won’t be fixed in single strong monsoon season

Climate experts say drought conditions in Arizona are the type usually only seen once or twice in a century and one season of rain won’t fix it.

In Partnership with UArizona, New Nonprofit to Launch Satellite Program to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In a first-of-its-kind coalition to accelerate climate change action, and with help from UArizona researchers, a new nonprofit organization called Carbon Mapper is launching a program to improve scientific understanding of global methane and carbon dioxide emissions.

The US is tropicalizing, and you’ve probably already noticed the change

If you've heard about turtles dying in cold snaps, you've heard about this phenomenon.

Food waste rises during the pandemic

The increase in food takeout due to the pandemic has also led to an increase in single-use plastic items.

UArizona Partners With French National Centre for Scientific Research to Establish France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges

The partnership establishes the France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges at the University of Arizona, which will address critical research areas through large-scale international collaboration, innovation and exchange of resources.

New snowpack totals suggest the 20-year Western drought will persist, intensify

Lack of monsoon rainfall last summer and spotty snowfall this winter combined to worsen the Western drought dramatically in the past year, and spring snowmelt won’t bring much relief.