Arizona Sustainability News
Pull out a map of the United States’ desert Southwest and see if you can locate these rivers: Rio del Tizon, Rio San Rafael, or Rio Zanguananos. How about rivers named Tomichi, Nah-Un-Kah-Rea or Akanaquint?
March 30, 2018
A controversial resolution mirrors the goals of a clean-energy initiative, but gives utilities an escape clause.
March 28, 2018
Arizona voters could see two ballot questions on the future of renewable energy this November election.
March 27, 2018
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The business of water is a big part of the current and future plans for the state’s supply. That is the overarching topic of a conference being held Wednesday in Tucson.
March 27, 2018
Scientists from the Audubon Society and the National Park Service teamed up on a report that was issued late last week. From an Arizona standpoint, the most vital focus was on bald eagles at the Grand Canyon.
March 27, 2018
An endangered fish that lives in the Grand Canyon is no longer on the brink of extinction.
March 22, 2018
The snowpack is at 28 percent of normal, and the runoff to the rivers is expected to be less than half of average runoff. And, a study found climate change has contributed to a decline in all Western snowpack.
March 22, 2018
Arizona utilities could soon be able to more easily skirt renewable energy requirements.
March 21, 2018
The biggest lake in California is shrinking.The Salton Sea occupies a hot, desert basin a short drive from the Mexico border and it’s been evaporating for years. It’s sustained by the Colorado River water that passes through these farms as irrigation before flowing into the 350 square mile lake.
March 20, 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the re-designation of 12 Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by recent drought.
March 16, 2018
Arizona’s highest court said the state can’t charge property taxes on rooftop solar systems that homeowners lease.
March 16, 2018
Parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico reported record dry conditions and high temperatures during the important snow accumulation period from November through January. The measly snowfall translates to worsening drought conditions.
March 16, 2018
The environmental advocacy group Arizona Forward has named a new president and CEO: Lori Singleton moves to the organization after spending nearly 40 years at Salt River Project, where she also focused on environmental issues. Singleton joins The Show's Mark Brodie to talk about her move.
March 13, 2018
The mining industry filed two petitions Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court asking for review of a ban on uranium mining on land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.
March 10, 2018
There are a handful of countries that dominate the world’s oil supply. But as more and more countries are moving to green, renewable energy, how does that shake up the energy market?
March 9, 2018
Experts estimate coastal flooding will pose the largest socioeconomic impact of sea level rise in this century. But forecasting flood hazards related to climate change requires looking somewhere beyond the sea.
March 7, 2018
Nine members of Congress introduced a bill Wednesday that would use revenue from energy produced on federal lands and waters to pay to fix national park infrastructure.
March 7, 2018
Ranchers and livestock producers in Navajo and Apache counties may be eligible for 2018 drought disaster assistance, with something called the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, or LFP.
March 7, 2018
The children’s letter campaign was led by a visibly emotional Arizona Rep. Eric Descheenie, who waited for other runners at a footbridge that guides hundreds of thousands of people a year over the turquoise waters of Havasu Creek into Supai and the waterfalls that tumble beyond the village.
March 2, 2018
Population growth in the region surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border is putting pressure on our limited water supply. For more on the big issues facing water in the border region, The Show's Lauren Gilger got a hold of Ed Archuleta, director of water initiative at the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 1, 2018
