Arizona Sustainability News
In an effort to conserve water during the long-term drought, residents around the Southwest are tearing out their grass and opting for desert landscaping — called hardscape — that primarily features gravel. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Does hardscape contribute negatively to the urban heat island effect?
In an effort to conserve water during the long-term drought, residents around the Southwest are tearing out their grass and opting for desert landscaping — called hardscape — that primarily features gravel. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Does hardscape contribute negatively to the urban heat island effect?
Aug. 6, 2022
A successful breeding season for endangered black-footed ferrets has produced five litters at the Phoenix Zoo. Now the zoo is asking the public to help choose their names.
Aug. 3, 2022
Staying out of the heat – especially in Arizona this time of year – is always good advice. But new research shows it might be especially vital for people who use certain cardiovascular medications.
Aug. 3, 2022
Climate change is expected to worsen water shortages, including short-lived, hard-to-predict flash droughts. New research proposes a global early warning system that could help farmers save their crops.
Jul. 29, 2022
Sponsored by Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva and Greg Stanton, the bill authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease water gained through conservation.
Jul. 31, 2022
The latest electric vehicles will be on display at Tempe’s Center for the Arts this Friday as the city tries to increase EV awareness, interest and use.
Jul. 27, 2022
One of Colorado’s top water officials says he cannot enforce recent federal demands to start conserving more on the Colorado River.
Jul. 27, 2022
A nonprofit has issued a report on job growth created by solar energy in 2021 and says that Arizona continued to post new jobs in the industry.
Jul. 26, 2022
In Flagstaff, a local organization is offering a “Shower Bus” with free showers and bathrooms for those experiencing homelessness.
Jul. 25, 2022
A new paper says global warming and drying trends can make wetter ecosystems act more like dry ones. The authors argue ecosystem models need to reflect such possibilities.
Jul. 22, 2022
Sonora has become a test site for major solar energy projects in Mexico since the announcement last year that a massive new solar plant would be built near Rocky Point. Now, officials are planning additional facilities in the state.
Jul. 21, 2022
Grand Canyon National Park announced that it has implemented new water conservation measures at the South Rim due to a lack of water resources.
Jul. 22, 2022
Flagstaff will work with Arizona Public Service to reduce its carbon footprint.
Jul. 18, 2022
Zahra Biabani has always been passionate about sustainability, but her newest venture marries that love with fashion. It’s called In The Loop, and with it, she and cofounder Megan McSherry are hoping to make sustainable fashion more accessible to young people like them.
Jul. 18, 2022
Climate change likely will spark a variety of national security challenges. Last week, two ASU experts joined a new national Climate Security Roundtable to assess and address those risks for the Climate Security Advisory Council.
Jul. 15, 2022
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking public input on proposed changes to the 2023-24 Arizona fishing regulations. The department’s fishing regulations are updated every two years.
Jul. 17, 2022
After a visit to the United States, Mexico’s president says his country could help provide energy to the U.S. through major investments in new solar farms.
Jul. 14, 2022
When something of yours breaks, is your first inclination to try to fix it? Or is it to just get a new one? Flagstaff officials want you to think more of the former, and July 16, they’re hosting a Fix-it Clinic to give residents a hand.
Jul. 14, 2022
“Reduce, reuse and recycle” are conservation bywords, and water is no exception. Yet there’s one kind of drinking water — neither completely clean nor fully filthy — that Arizonans flush down the drain every day.
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→ Special series: "Every Last Drop"
Jul. 13, 2022
The Southwest’s ongoing drought has put the spotlight on water conservation. Experts agree it’s an important part of the solution. But what does conservation mean to the average Arizonan? Shorter showers? No more grass lawns? What really matters might surprise you.
Jul. 11, 2022
