Tufan Neupane

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Tufan Neupane |Adnan Alam

By Tufan Neupane/Cronkite Borderlands Project June 12, 2025 PANAMA CITY – Aram Cisneros, a former ambassador for the government of Panama, could not believe his ears when he first heard then President-elect Donald Trump mention “taking back” the Panama Canal in December 2024. He said he thought Trump must be kidding. But that changed after Trump assumed office. “My jaw dropped when I heard his inaugural speech,” Cisneros said. “I went like, wow.

2 months ago | azcentral.com | Tufan Neupane

The Santa Cruz River used to be the source of life across southern Arizona. For thousands of years, it fed farms, supported wildlife, and gave water to Native communities. Beginning in the San Rafael Valley, it flows south into Mexico, bends west, and then crosses back into the U.S. For at least 12,000 years, it was home to one of the oldest known agricultural sites in North America. Until the early 1900s, the river flowed without any major problems. And then the river began to disappear.

2 months ago | azcentral.com | Tufan Neupane

Tufan NeupaneSpecial for the Arizona RepublicConservation advocates raised concerns that Trump administration policies could undermine public land protections during the Society of Environmental Journalists' 2025 conference in Tempe on April 26. President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders to deregulate public lands, expand oil and gas leases, and target “underutilized” public lands threaten public land conservation efforts, panelists said.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Tufan Neupane

Conservation advocates raised concerns that Trump administration policies could undermine public land protections during the Society of Environmental Journalists' 2025 conference in Tempe on April 26. President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders to deregulate public lands, expand oil and gas leases, and target “underutilized” public lands threaten public land conservation efforts, panelists said.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Tufan Neupane

After the U.S. imposed new tariffs, China responded by restricting exports of several rare earth minerals critical to American defense and medical technologies. To protect national security, the U.S. must produce more of these minerals domestically, panelists said April 25 at the Society of Environmental Journalists' 2025 conference in Tempe.