Arizona Sustainability News
A federal watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have sufficient data to show for efforts made to clean up national priorities sites on tribal land.
Feb. 25, 2019
The Center said that no animals were hurt but funds are lacking to make repairs to those structures and burst pipes. The nonprofit is now seeking donations and grants for emergency funding.
Feb. 25, 2019
The past two decades have seen monarch butterfly populations in the Western U.S. plummet 80 percent, due mainly to habitat loss. Officials hope a new game plan will help reverse that trend.
Feb. 25, 2019
Rep. Raul Grijalva, who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, said Saturday at the Grand Canyon that he'll introduce the legislation in the coming week and is hopeful about its chances for passage by the Democratic-led House.
Feb. 24, 2019
Arizona Public Service — the state’s largest utility — has announced a significant move toward massive batteries and, likely, away from coal power. With that, it will also capture solar energy and add that alternative power to the grid.
Feb. 22, 2019
Grand Canyon’s safety director recently released a report that said three buckets of uranium ore had exposed park visitors and staff to radiation. But scientists said unprocessed ore poses little danger unless exposed at very close range for long periods of time.
Feb. 20, 2019
The images of polar bears nearly stranded on cracking glaciers or effects of climate change on indigenous communities aren’t hard to find. Some of those photographs from around the world were taken by Cristina Mittermeier.
Feb. 20, 2019
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers on Tuesday said he would not advance his repeal of Arizona’s water forfeiture law. The bill has led the Gila River Indian Community to threaten to pull out of the Colorado River drought plan.
Feb. 19, 2019
There has been a decline in solar jobs in Arizona. From 2017 to 2018, they dropped ten percent. But Arizona isn’t the only state seeing a decrease in solar jobs.
Feb. 19, 2019
More Arizonans today — nearly two-thirds in fact — are concerned about climate change and view it as a serious problem. That’s one of the main findings from the latest Conservation in the West Poll.
Feb. 19, 2019
People who flock to Phoenix for the warmer temperatures in the winter have been in for a shock.
Feb. 18, 2019
Nogales is the latest city to be affected by China's restrictions on recyclables.
Feb. 18, 2019
Groups argue declaration violates constitution, affects endangered species.
Feb. 18, 2019
Solar employment was down 3.2 percent nationwide in 2018, according to the Solar Foundation’s National Solar Census. It’s the second straight year for a decline throughout the United States.
Feb. 18, 2019
The Drought Contingency Plan, approved by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey in January, could be in trouble.
Feb. 15, 2019
Phoenix could follow in Tempe’s footsteps when it comes to wild pigeons. The city is working on an ordinance to address pigeon nuisances.
Feb. 15, 2019
The public comment period is now open for the revised “Waters of the United States” rule.
Feb. 14, 2019
Environmental groups plan to sue Peabody Energy for failing to notify the federal government that the Kayenya coal mine may close before the end of its operating permit.
Feb. 14, 2019
A new poll out Thursday morning finds the majority of Arizonans support the state promoting clean energy sources, more infrastructure for electric vehicles and more renewable energy offerings from utilities. This survey comes from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.
Feb. 14, 2019
There’s a huge variety of fruits and vegetables that we have access to, almost year-round. But how long have those crops been around? And how many specific kinds of crops have we actually lost over the generations?
Feb. 13, 2019
