WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sarah H. King, executive director of the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, Tucson, Arizona, has issued a public comment on the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Species: Threatened Species Status with Section 4(d) Rule for Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl". The comment was written on Feb. 22, 2022, and posted on Feb. 23, 2022: * * * To: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Re:   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 26 (TNSPol) -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a national nonprofit with more than 17,000 doctor members--and local residents held a demonstration at the University of Arizona (UA) this Thursday, calling for an end to the use of live animals in the university's surgery residency. At UA's Tucson medical campus, trainees practice invasive medical procedures on live pigs before  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Feb. 17 spoke over the phone with imprisoned American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier, who is currently being held at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Fla., to inquire about his health and current clemency status. Mr. Peltier tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan.28, complicating existing underlying health conditions for the 77-year-o  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The Arizona Hispanic Serving Institutions Consortium - which brings together the state's 22 Hispanic-serving colleges and universities, including the University of Arizona - has been awarded $100,000 by the Helios Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Latino student success. The Arizona HSI Consortium was founded in 2021 by Marla Franco, UArizona assistant vice provost for Hi  more