TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona School Garden Workshop - which supports teaching and learning in K-12 school gardens in Tucson - will soon be able to expand its regional impact and national training capacity thanks to a $1 million gift from Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. The School Garden Workshop, housed in the School of Geography, Development and Environment in the College of Social and Behavioral Scie  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNScapv) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Defenders of Wildlife and more than one hundred other organizations and businesses today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning thanking them for their leadership promoting native plants in ecological restoration and for their commitment to establish a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center. "Native see  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release: The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation's leadership program--dedicated to state-level policy and politics and forging professional connections--has selected 28 Arizonans as 2024 Flinn-Brown Fellows. The 16th cohort of the nonpartisan Flinn-Brown Fellowship includes leaders from the private and public sector, elected officials, founders of nonprofit organizations and companies, physician  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $250 million in investments for 158 projects as part of its second round of funding under the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program. The program assists at-risk and low-income communities with planning for and mitigation of wildfire risks. During his time as Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, Representative Raul M. Grijalva  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (USIBWC) announced the completed rehabilitation of a half-century-old wastewater pipeline known as the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI) in Nogales, Arizona. "For 20 years, I have worked with the community of Nogales, my colleagues in Congress, and the federal government to e  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Last night, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor about the real-life consequences for Arizona border communities of Republicans walking away from the border deal both parties worked on and agreed to over three months ago. Additionally, Kelly urged his colleagues to take the opportunity to finally break through the gridlock and do something meaningful on the border. "We could have been on our w  more