Environment
Many Arizonans are concerned about the future availability of water. But in the community of Rio Verde Foothills, just outside of Scottsdale, the taps have already run dry. What’s the likelihood of other developments running into the same problem?
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May. 8, 2023
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The American Lung Association has released its latest study on air quality across the U.S. Among the concerning findings for the state are the high levels of pollution and ozone in Maricopa County.
May. 7, 2023
Saguaro Land is a series from The Show looking at the Sonoran Desert — the lushest, hottest desert in the world that happens to be our home. The Show spoke with an artist who transforms invasive plants into art.
May. 4, 2023
Preliminary findings from the CDC’s 2022 National Health Interview Survey are out. And they point to rates of cigarette smoking falling. But electronic cigarette use is on the rise. So, how does Arizona compare?
May. 3, 2023
Efforts to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the Southwest reached a milestone this spring. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that, for the first time since they have been reintroduced into the wild, the population of Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico has surpassed 200.
May. 3, 2023
Scientists have known for years that old growth trees can benefit ecosystems and resist wildfire, but the Forest Service does not have regulations in place to protect them. The Biden administration has proposed a rule change that could address that.
May. 2, 2023
In the 1980s, California condors were on the brink of extinction, reduced to just 22 birds. There are now hundreds in the wild, after a captive-breeding program and a decades-long restoration effort. But 20 of the birds in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died of avian flu since March.
May. 1, 2023
Triple-digit weather has arrived in Phoenix. The Valley hit 102 on Sunday, which tied a record high set in 1943, according to the National Weather Service.
Apr. 29, 2023
As efforts to conserve the region’s most precious resource continue, agencies like Central Arizona Project fund cloud seeding projects in upper Colorado basin states with the goal of increasing snowpack that will melt into the Colorado River and flow into the Grand Canyon state.
Apr. 28, 2023
The Center for Biological Diversity and other ecological groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service for failing to protect the Lower Salt River Recreation Area from hundreds of wild horses, which they say threaten the habitats of endangered species.
Apr. 28, 2023
The Show spoke with Marcia Rieke, a University of Arizona professor and principal investigator on the James Webb Space Telescope, on how she's wrapping her head around everything being sent back.
Apr. 28, 2023
The Grand Canyon Trust wants to help young tribal members with ties to the region experience their homeland on a nine-day trip down the Colorado River.
Apr. 26, 2023
Scientists and conservationists have challenged the appointment of President Joe Biden’s director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an attorney who spent decades with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Apr. 26, 2023
The Desert Botanical Garden is asking for the public's help gathering information about Arizona’s iconic saguaro cactuses. The garden will hold its second annual Saguaro Census throughout the month of May, and anyone with a smartphone can help.
Apr. 26, 2023
Madrean Sky Islands are some of the most biodiverse and environmentally unique regions in the world and a haven for scientists studying the ways plants and animals evolve to their surroundings.
Apr. 26, 2023
The West’s wet winter has changed the region’s water forecasts, at least in the short term. But Joanna Allhands argues we still need longer-term solutions to deal with the Colorado River.
Apr. 26, 2023
Prescribed burn operations have begun in Tonto National Forest, in southern Arizona near Sonoita, and in Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff.
Apr. 25, 2023
Arizona Game and Fish Department officials have added Canyon Creek in northern Arizona to its list of Aquatic Invasive Species Affected Waters. As a result, anglers and others who recreate there face new directives.
Apr. 25, 2023
It’s been a colorful spring so far across much of Arizona, as our wet winter has led to wildflower superblooms. But, some of those blooms are also producing pollen, which is not great news for allergy sufferers.
Apr. 24, 2023
Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations Sunday for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to protect their property and livestock.
Apr. 24, 2023
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