Environment
As a punishing heat wave rolls across Arizona and other states, aid groups working along the border say desperate migrants are still making the dangerous trek to the U.S.
Jul. 13, 2023
Northern Arizona is usually where Valley residents go for respite from the summer heat. But next week, the region is expected to see near-record temperatures.
Jul. 12, 2023
Phoenix’s monsoon season has been off to a slow start, but the National Weather Service projects slightly increased chances for storm activity over the next two weeks.
Jul. 12, 2023
Scottsdale will ban natural grass in the front yards of new homes. It’s the city’s latest action following Colorado River supply shortages.
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Jul. 12, 2023
The Show spoke with Christopher Kimball, founder of Milk Street and host of Milk Street Radio, about why chefs love to cook on gas stoves amid government moves to regulate them.
Jul. 12, 2023
The Biden administration has pushed for reforms in public lands, renewable energy policy and oil and gas drilling — and more changes could be coming soon.
Jul. 11, 2023
Arizona’s wildfire managers have struggled to keep up with thinning small diameter trees on the forest floor in recent years, so Salt River Project will join with a number of Valley cities to help reduce the fuel load.
Jul. 11, 2023
The Department of Agriculture awarded $32 million to the San Carlos Apaches for wildfire mitigation earlier this year, and the tribe is working with Tonto National Forest to reduce fire risk near the reservation border.
Jul. 10, 2023
Federal officials will be in Flagstaff next week to discuss the proposal for a new national monument in northern Arizona.
Jul. 10, 2023
The Show spoke with Carol Olson, chair of the psychiatry department for Valleywise Health System, about how excessive heat specifically affects people with serious mental illnesses.
Jul. 10, 2023
Last month, 31-year-old UC, Berkeley Ph.D. student Gabriel Trujillo was killed in rural Sonora while carrying out field research on a common shrub called buttonbush. His murder is a reminder of the dangers researchers sometimes take to understand and conserve plants and animals in this region, and around the world.
Jul. 7, 2023
The Show spoke with Roger Naylor, longtime Arizona travel writer, about the best swimming spots to escape the heat.
Jul. 6, 2023
The Show spoke with Arizona State University professor and climatologist Randy Cerveny about what to expect for this year's monsoon season.
Jul. 6, 2023
City officials in Tucson are promoting a program that teaches residents how to install water-saving systems in their homes in exchange for rebates from the city.
Jul. 5, 2023
An analysis of a proposed rule change for the Bureau of Land Management found that 92% of respondents favored the proposal.
Jul. 5, 2023
The National Weather Service says Arizona’s excessive heat warning will extend through Friday. Temperatures will top 110 degrees.
Jul. 4, 2023
Mexico has faced increasing pressure in recent years to protect a nearly extinct porpoise that lives only in the uppermost part of the Gulf of California. As part of those efforts, officials say they will expand a no-fishing zone.
Jul. 3, 2023
Sonoran authorities are investigating the murder of a graduate student from California who was killed while doing field research in the state.
Jul. 3, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management submitted its plan to manage resources in the Sonoran Desert National Monument more than a decade ago, but the plan met opposition from conservation groups. The latest version is up for public comment.
Jul. 3, 2023
The Show spoke with Brandon Strange, a research scientist at the University of Arizona, about how the exact location and proximity to monsoon activity of ponderosa pine trees could affect their survival.
Jul. 3, 2023
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