Arizona Sustainability News
Water managers from across the Colorado River Basin are wrapping up their conference in Las Vegas this Friday. Luke Runyon of KUNC in Colorado is there covering it and joined The Show to talk about it.
Dec. 14, 2018
Water leaders throughout the West now have a hard deadline to finish deals that would keep the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs from dropping to deadpool levels.
Dec. 14, 2018
As Colorado River water users meet in Las Vegas, a nonprofit research firm says corporate America sees water scarcity as a significant risk. Water quality, however, is lower on companies' radar.
Dec. 13, 2018
The effects of climate change can be seen in many different ways and places. A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found, if left unchecked, climate change could have serious consequences on many things, such as America’s national parks.
Dec. 13, 2018
On Wednesday, the nation’s agriculture industry let out a sigh of relief with the passage of the 2019 Farm Bill — it's now headed for President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
Dec. 13, 2018
The city council yesterday voted down a proposed water rate increase, although Mayor Thelda Williams says she plans to bring the issue back before the council.
Dec. 13, 2018
The increase would have been split over two years and the city said the average customer would have paid about $2 more a month. But the Phoenix City Council voted 5-3 against the hike.
Dec. 13, 2018
Last month's Woolsey fire destroyed more than 16-hundred structures. That type of devastating fire is becoming the norm in California. One year ago this week, the Thomas fire broke out. It ended up burning 775 homes. Massive fires of the past two years are calling into question how effective those codes are.
Dec. 13, 2018
The decline in snowpack has a more significant effect on the Colorado River basin than on other parts of the U.S.
Dec. 12, 2018
In the report called Fixing Food 2018, researchers used what they call the Food Sustainability Index to measure how countries are doing when it comes to the three biggest challenges our global food system faces: food loss and waste, sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change and nutritional challenges.
Dec. 12, 2018
Yesterday, the Trump administration announced a major roll back of clean water regulations. The new proposal would severely limit the federal government’s protection of some U.S. waterways — including lakes, streams and wetlands.
Dec. 12, 2018
Phoenix residents could pay more for water starting in February. The City Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on a proposal to raise water rates by 6 percent each of the next two years.
Dec. 12, 2018
On Tuesday evening, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor for the final version of the 2018 Farm Bill. Eighty-three Senators voted in favor of the bill, with only 13 Republicans voting against it.
Dec. 12, 2018
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As the cooler temperatures roll into the valley, so does the pollution. With that, Maricopa County faces "No Burn" days ahead as atmospheric inversion effect begins.
Dec. 11, 2018
Representative Rusty Bowers said at an agribusiness roundtable this week he hopes to appropriate more funding during legislature to go toward the adjudication process.
Dec. 11, 2018
The first gene-edited food is starting to make its way into everyday products. Soybeans that have been edited to make their oil contain less trans fats will now go into production for things like granola bars and cooking oils, making them healthier.
Dec. 10, 2018
China is both the world’s largest carbon polluter, and a major player at the current climate summit in Poland, where the world is watching for what China will bring to the table.
Dec. 10, 2018
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A relatively small mine has been approved to start digging on federal land in Yavapai County. This comes after more than a year of studies and loud public opposition. There were more than 1,000 public comments against the mine. The nearby city of Prescott and the local volunteer fire departments opposed the mine.
Dec. 10, 2018
Americans are on pace to eat more meat per person in 2018 than ever before. That’s despite a push to reduce meat production to curb climate change.
Dec. 10, 2018
On Thursday the board of the Central Arizona Project said it supports a drought plan released last week.
Dec. 6, 2018
