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COVID-19 testing is feast or famine in Arizona. Here's how to do it better Joanna Allhands, Arizona Republic © Mark Henle/The Republic Last week, New Bedford Public Schools' COVID numbers decreased to 11 students and nine staff. This week, the numbers dwindled down even further. Arizona’s COVID-19 testing average dipped below 37,000 diagnostic tests a day last week, according to state reported data, down from about 45,000 a day two weeks ago. Which makes sense. Cases are starting to back off. And the perception remains that you only get tested when you feel sick. The m...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Vaccine ingredients can trigger rare allergic reactions Arizona Republic Arizona's seven-day, new-case average again ranked first among all states Sunday after ranking first and second the past two weeks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker.  The state's rate of new positive cases during the past seven days was 4183736001 cases per 100,000 people as of Sunday afternoon, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 52.6 cases per 100,000 people. The average daily COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 peo...

Arizona needs to use less groundwater. But how much are we really willing to conserve? Joanna Allhands, Arizona Republic © Mark Henle/The Republic Water drips from a center-pivot sprinkler on a farm south of Maricopa, Arizona. Arizona’s groundwater supply is finite and dwindling, even in the areas of the state that regulate its use. We need to use less. But how much are we really willing to conserve? It’s a key question to ponder in 2021. Arizona has spent the last year studying concepts to include in its fifth groundwater management plans. State law requires regular ...

Brian Golding Sr., a member of the Quechan Tribe Project development needs to be done in a responsible, respectable way. And that involves paying attention to what Native folk have to say about that land and its meaning. Quote icon Huge projects open up undisturbed lands Large solar projects, known as “utility-scale,” can range from 1 million megawatts to more than 20 million megawatts, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Solar Energy Industries Association. The Freeing Energy Project estimated that some 13 million acres, or 21,250 square miles of land, would ...

Children's Action Alliance advocates for Arizona's 1.6 million children Ivana Venema-Nunez, Arizona Republic © Mark Henle/The Republic Dana Wolfe Naimark (President and CEO of Children’s Action Alliance) protests, May 2, 2016, during a rally against the Arizona legislature passing the state budget without lifting the freeze on KidsCare. This is one in a series that highlights Arizona nonprofit service organizations that have received funding from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com's Season for Sharing fundraising campaign. To donate to this year's campaign and help ...