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Is US Fish and Wildlife Service crying wolf on livestock deaths? Albuquerque Journal, September 6, 2020. https://www.abqjournal.com/1493751/is-us-wildlife-crying-wolf-on-livestock-deaths.html

Proposed Tucson-area shooting range could be much larger, more controversial than expected. Arizona Daily Star, August 24, 2020. https://tucson.com/news/local/proposed-tucson-area-shooting-range-could-be-much-larger-more-controversial-than-expected/article_9e225c5e-ac2b-5b5d-be77-816828a2aabd.html

Sonoran desert tortoise under consideration for ESA protections, again. Reptiles Magazine, August 10, 2020. https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/sonoran-desert-tortoise-under-consideration-for-esa-protections-again/

After joint lawsuit, USFWS backs down, agrees to consider Sonoran desert tortoise for ESA. EnviroNews, August 9, 2020. https://www.environews.tv/080920-after-5-yr-legal-battle-usfws-reverses-course-will-consider-sonoran-desert-tortoise-for-esa/

Framing wolves in New Mexico? Counter Punch, August 4, 2020. https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/framing-wolves-in-new-mexico/

Federal regulators agree to reconsider Tucson tortoise for endangered species list. Arizona Daily Star, August 3, 2020. https://tucson.com/news/local/federal-regulators-agree-to-reconsider-tucson-tortoise-for-endangered-species-list/article_6a605ad7-b3f2-5bae-b3db-8c092e6f10d1.html

Tortoise regains some protections, as agency agrees to revisit endangered status. Arizona Public Media, August 3, 2020. https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2020/8/3/177813-tortoise-regains-some-protections-as-agency-agrees-to-revisit-endangered-status/

Feds propose to open grazing on Sonoran Desert National Monument. Arizona Republic, May 27, 2020. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/05/27/feds-propose-open-grazing-sonoran-desert-national-monument/5248615002/

La Paz County wants its voice heard in a pair of environmental lawsuits. Parker Pioneer, April 28, 2020. https://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_33fa9ffa-897b-11ea-becb-57f7a1bee1ad.html

Environmentalists sue BLM over grazing in San Pedro conservation area. Arizona Public Media, April 10, 2020. https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2020/4/10/169767-environmentalists-sue-blm-over-grazing-in-san-pedro-conservation-area/

Arizona BLM has known about lead problems at Table Mesa for a decade, OIG says. Phoenix New Times, January 23, 2020. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/oig-blm-leaders-failed-to-fix-lead-contamination-at-table-mesa-11421502

WWP wins a stay of grazing decision on Agua Fria National Monument. The Wildlife News, October 9, 2019. http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2019/10/09/wwp-wins-a-stay-of-grazing-decision-on-agua-fria-national-monument/

Conservationists sue USFWS for denying Sonoran desert tortoise ESA protections. Reptiles Magazine, September 9, 2019. https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/conservationists-sue-usfws-for-denying-sonoran-desert-tortoise-esa-protections/

USFWS says: No Endangered Protection for Sonoran desert tortoise - Enviro Orgs say: Sue You! EnviroNews Arizona, September 6, 2019. https://www.environews.tv/090619-usfws-says-no-endangered-protection-for-sonoran-desert-tortoise-envrio-orgs-say-sue-you/

Conservationists cry foul over new plan that keeps cows in San Pedro River preserve. Arizona Daily Star, August 9, 2019. https://tucson.com/news/local/conservationists-cry-foul-over-new-plan-that-keeps-cows-in-san-pedro-river-preserve/article_9b7203a6-5907-5da0-bf9f-dd55f7514f27.html

Hunting, recreation to increase in San Pedro conservation area. Sierra Vista Herald Review, August 6, 2019. https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/hunting-recreation-to-increase-in-san-pedro-conservation-area/article_5b94da3a-b898-11e9-9334-ebece74a7ad0.html

Nature Knows No Borders. PBS NewsHour. 2017. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nature-knows-no-borders-border-security-can-take-heavy-toll-endangered-wildlife/

More Bighorns will be Brought to the Catalinas. Arizona Daily Star, November 3, 2016. http://tucson.com/news/local/more-bighorns-will-be-brought-to-the-catalinas/article_ee1a3879-0508-53ca-80c3-22f6ade554cc.html

Downtown Protest: Brick by Brick, Wall by Wall, We Will Make These Prisons Fall. The Arizona Daily Wildcat, September 12, 2016. http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2016/09/n-prison-solidarity-march-downtown-for-fair-conditions

Green Party Candidate Challenges Long-Time Pima County Attorney. Arizona Daily Star, October 7, 2016. http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/green-party-candidate-challenges-longtime-pima-county-attorney/article_c090d71f-ee25-57e3-bdfa-f1c79cb07b60.html

Pima County Attorney Race Foes Mostly Agree on Issues. Arizona Public Media, October 16, 2016. https://news.azpm.org/s/42432-race-for-county-attorney-brings-up-offices-duties-inside-and-outside-the-courtroom/

Bighorn Reintroduction Near Tucson Could Soon be Declared a Success. Arizona Daily Star, September 1, 2016. http://tucson.com/news/local/bighorn-reintroduction-near-tucson-could-soon-be-declared-a-success/article_aba02910-5e8f-5d35-bb0e-fef79a25e872.html

Put an End to Trigger Trash: Debris Still Litters Parts of Target Shooting Site. Arizona Daily Star, June 15, 2016. http://tucson.com/entertainment/outdoors/debris-still-litters-parts-of-target-shooting-site/article_616e15e5-19dc-50a4-9a34-70718ef4be56.html

Is the Largest Proposed Mine in the U.S. an Environmental Bust? Arizona Sonora News, April 29, 2016. http://arizonasonoranewsservice.com/is-the-largest-proposed-mine-in-the-u-s-an-environmental-bust/

Mountain Lion Killed after Bighorn Death in Catalinas. Arizona Daily Star, March 28, 2016. http://tucson.com/news/science/environment/mountain-lion-killed-after-bighorn-death-in-catalinas/article_84e2e825-98ff-5343-955d-7d8c1b8062fb.html

Range Ruckus (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and target shooting). KVOA Channel 4, February 8, 2016. http://www.kvoa.com/story/31170983/n4t-investigators-range-ruckus

Feds spend $3.7M to remediate Patrol's shooting range. Arizona Daily Star, December 23, 2015. http://tucson.com/news/local/feds-spend-m-to-remediate-patrol-s-shooting-range/article_4c4f710a-b0f9-56b6-8dab-a87ef54c4166.html

CBP to pay $3.7M for cleanup at former gun range. Nogales International, December 18, 2015. http://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/cbp-to-pay-m-for-cleanup-at-former-gun-range/article_ad5fd106-a51b-11e5-9be3-c3d1e2a3de14.html

Bighorn sheep to be relocated to mountains north of Tucson. ABC 15, Phoenix, AZ, October 31, 2015. http://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/tucson/bighorn-sheep-to-be-relocated-to-mountains-north-of-tucson

Tucson Crowd Protests John McCain's Oak Flat Mess, Sponsorship of Border Security Bill. Tucson Weekly, August 13, 2015. https://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2015/08/13/tucson-crowd-protests-john-mccains-oak-flat-mess-sponsorship-of-border-security-bill

Conservation groups oppose helicopters in wilderness areas. Arizona Daily Star, December 14, 2014. http://tucson.com/news/local/conservation-groups-oppose-helicopters-in-wilderness-areas/article_7df05d49-9b73-59d9-a8fe-8722cf605589.html

Desert ecosystem caught in crossfire of immigration battle. E&E News/Public Lands, September 8, 2014. https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060005220

Controversy Brews of Plan for Helicopters in Wilderness. Arizona Daily Star, August 6, 2014. http://tucson.com/news/local/controversy-brews-over-plan-for-helicopters-in-wilderness/article_96fa6232-400f-567e-b260-e8807e976fd5.html

Border Out of Control: National security runs roughshod over the Arizona wild. High Country News, June 16, 2014. http://www.hcn.org/issues/46.10/border-out-of-control

Closure of Shooting Sites on Redington Pass Extended. Arizona Daily Star, October 8, 2013. http://tucson.com/news/local/closure-of-shooting-sites-on-redington-pass-extended/article_86c6c016-7bdb-5be6-bec0-7d479ca063f0.html

Redington Blues: Trash and shooting ranges have made the pass east of Tucson a polluted, dangerous mess. Tucson Weekly, May 29, 2013. http://arizonasonoranewsservice.com/is-the-largest-proposed-mine-in-the-u-s-an-environmental-bust/

Environmental groups call on Border Patrol to reduce off-road damage. Cronkite News, March 25, 2013. http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2013/03/environmental-groups-call-on-border-patrol-to-reduce-off-road-damage-in-arizona/

Motor Madness: Pistons Rule in the World of Arizona Game and Fish. Tucson Weekly, February 14, 2013. https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/motor-madness/Content?oid=3643254

More Forest Trails Set for Motorcyclists. Arizona Daily Sun, September 7, 2012. http://azdailysun.com/news/local/more-forest-trails-set-for-motorcyclists/article_5f844d4c-8f87-527d-aef5-9ac1f17fb01f.html

Off-road vehicle riders could see roads open in Tonto National Forest. Cronkite News, February 16, 2012. http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2012/02/off-road-vehicle-riders-could-see-more-roads-open-in-tonto-national-forest/