WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS issues new waivers to expedite new border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued three new waivers for border wall construction, ensuring expeditious construction of approximately 36 miles of new border wall in Arizona and New Mexico. This is in addition to the waiver tha  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Masking, distancing and quarantines keep chimps safe from human disease, study shows By Kyle Mittan Long before COVID-19 forced most of the world behind masks and into isolation, viral diseases had been persistently jumping from humans to primate species, with drastic consequences. The problem became particularly stark on Dec. 31, 2016, when a viral outbreak was detected at a field site fo  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 5 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Wildlife groups' legal challenge: Feds hanging imperiled Sonoran desert tortoise out to dry The Sonoran desert tortoise is being seriously impacted by the climate crisis and habitat damage from livestock grazing. * TUCSON, Ariz.--Today, wildlife advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in federal court for denying Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for   more