Arizona Sustainability News

New glue could make plastic bottles easier to recycle
Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have invented a reversible glue. It’s based on the same forces that make a balloon clingy after it’s been rubbed on hair or clothing.
Nov. 20, 2023
Mosquito-borne illness is up in Arizona
ASU Ph.D. candidate Ndey Bassin Jobe spoke with The Show about whether the efforts to protect people from diseases like Zika, West Nile and malaria are generally successful, and the impacts they have on the mosquitoes that are carrying those illnesses
Nov. 17, 2023
Threat to health from climate change worsening, says global report
The eighth annual report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has been released ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Change conference in Dubai. The authors say all indicators are pointing in the wrong direction.
Nov. 16, 2023
National Climate Assessment is bad news for snow, groundwater
The fifth National Climate Assessment shows how human-caused climate change will continue to shrink the Colorado River. The report says annual snow totals will decrease 24% by the year 2050. It also warns that the nation’s groundwater is at risk.
Nov. 16, 2023
UN group says human activities fuel 25% of dust storms
In preparation for its five-day meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan this week, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released three reports, several recommendations – and some dire news.
Nov. 15, 2023
White House funds Altar Valley watershed improvements
The Biden administration is allocating $51 million from its bipartisan infrastructure law to water and ecosystem projects in 11 states, including a $1.2 million investment in the Altar Valley watershed southwest of Tucson.
Nov. 15, 2023
Whats the future of tribal lands? A panel conversation
Gabriel Pietrorazio, KJZZ's tribal natural resources reporter, moderated a panel discussion on "Food, Water and the Future of Tribal Lands" on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in Tempe.
Nov. 15, 2023
Arizona has received $470 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed about two years ago. Since then, the Department of Interior has poured about $4 billion into the Mountain West, including Arizona.
Nov. 15, 2023
Wind energy transfer project slated for San Pedro River Valley on hold
A wind energy project that dates back to the Obama administration is on hold now along a roughly 50-mile stretch in southern Arizona where a group of tribes and local communities oppose it.
Nov. 14, 2023
More heat deaths, pollution, wildfires: Heres how climate change could harm Arizona, report says
Climate change is very likely to bring more extreme heat and worsening drought conditions to the Southwest. That in turn could cause economic and public health consequences. Those are the findings of a new climate analysis from the federal government.
Nov. 14, 2023
Study: Heat-related heart disease deaths could triple
Arizona’s hottest summer on record raised power bills and heat-related ER visits. Now, a new paper suggests worsening heat could raise deaths from cardiovascular disease to an alarming degree.
Nov. 13, 2023
BLM seeks public comment on Gila River recreation area
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a recreation plan for the Gila River in southwest New Mexico, an area that is not far from the Arizona border.
Nov. 13, 2023
Flagstaff voters rejected a plan to build a new hospital. This environmental group calls it a win
Flagstaff voters rejected a proposal to rezone nearly 100 acres of land south of the city in order to build a new hospital and ambulatory care facility. The Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance was one of several organizations that opposed Proposition 480.
Nov. 10, 2023
Arizona says recycling sewage for drinking water is inevitable
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality released its roadmap to provide standards for treating sewage water to directly turn it into drinking water.
Nov. 6, 2023
BLM announces advancements in 2 AZ projects
The Interior Department announced Monday that it’s advancing 15 renewable energy projects. The federal Bureau of Land Management is advancing two of those in Arizona.
Nov. 6, 2023
Díaz and Allhands: AZ has set out a new roadmap for turning wastewater into drinking water
The Show spoke with the Arizona Republic's digital opinions editor Joanna Allhands and editorial page editor Elvia Díaz about a new "proposed roadmap for transforming recycled water into safe, reliable purified water."
Nov. 6, 2023
Maricopa, Pinal residents can share climate priorities
Residents in Maricopa and Pinal counties can take a survey about environmental challenges and where they get their information as part of the Maricopa Association of Governments' regional plan to reduce climate pollution.
Nov. 6, 2023
Indigenous Resilience Center at UA gets $2 million grant
A $2 million grant will support efforts by the Indigenous Resilience Center at the University of Arizona as it searches for climate solutions.
Nov. 4, 2023
Peoria plans 5 new wells, pump station amid drought
More Arizona cities are planning for a future in which Colorado River water is much scarcer. Peoria has announced plans to build five new wells and a new pump station to bolster the city’s water supply.
Nov. 2, 2023
$8 million in grants to reduce AZ wildfire risk
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has awarded nearly $8 million in grants to help reduce the risk of wildfire.
Oct. 31, 2023

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