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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Phoenix Makes Top 20 in EPA's List of Most Energy-Efficient Cities

    Wikimedia Commons The Collier Center is one of Phoenix's most energy efficient buildings.​ The Environmental Protection Agency released its second annual list of U.S. cities with the most energy-efficient buildings. Phoenix ranked number 20, just ahead of Ogden, Utah, and Charlotte, North ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    March 23 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, She & Him, Republic Ramen, and J.D. Hayworth

    ​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Russell Pearce's Police State Bill on the Today's COW Calendar, Will Sanity Prevail in Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Hot Links: RSV Virus, Solar Power, and Money for Eggs

    ​Health officials at children's hospitals around the Valley say that hundreds of Arizona kids have been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening respiratory virus. The virus, known as RSV, is a common cause of inflammation in the airways of the lungs and pneumonia, and its symptoms are simila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    EPA Sued for Failing to Act on Phoenix Area's Pollution Plan

    Lisa Jackson, the head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, has been so focused on saving the world from America's greenhouse gases that she seems to have forgetten about serious pollution in the Phoenix area. Jackson is in Copenhagen this week for the international talks on carbon r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Brewer Writes EPA: Closure of Coal Plant Could Hurt CAP

    ​Governor Jan Brewer wrote the Environmental Protection Agency Monday, warning that new regulations being imposed on the state could close the Navajo Generating Station that provides electricity to Central Arizona Project canals.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Firebird International Fined By EPA for Hazardous Waste Violations; President of Raceway Thinks it's a Blessing in Disguise

    www.bartonracing.com​The Environmental Protection Agency issued a fine to the Firebird International Raceway and if you ask Firebird International President Charlie Allen, it's a blessing in disguise.The EPA claims that in 2005, Firebird failed to properly report and label hazardous waste like aer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Charter School Goes on Attack After TV News Station Airs Asbestos Story

    ​ ​ A Phoenix charter school believes that when it comes to a "biased" news report, the best defense is a good offense. After Channel 3 News (KTVK-TV) aired a sensationalized report about asbestos at North Pointe Preparatory, the school published a retort prominently on i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2009

    ASU Art Museum Opens "Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures" Both Literally and Figuratively with Postcommodity Installation

    Friday night was not your typical art opening at ASU Art Museum's Ceramics Research Center - no gallery goers milling about, gawking at art objects carefully mounted on vitrine-capped pedestals spaced strategically throughout a pristine gallery space. No, this was literally an opening celebrating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    EPA Giving $82 Million in Stimulus Cash to Arizona for Water Projects

      Image: Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is directing $82 million in Recovery Act Funds to Arizona water projects. The money will "create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Phoenix's Pro Properties, Inc. Fined for Failing to Disclose Lead Warnings

    Phoenix-based property management company Pro Properties, Inc. must pay a $7,500 fine for failing to provide federally required lead-warning statements to renters of at some of its properties.   The company's failure to disclose violates the U.S. Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Hot Links: Officials Plan to Pit Former County Attorney Vs. County Attorney; Mesa Police Union Prez Investigated for Gun Mishap; Tips Down Locally for Wait Staff

    The county power struggle continues as Maricopa County Supervisors announce plans to retain former County Attorney Rick Romley as a bulwark against current County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Which side are you rooting for? Fabian Cota, head of the Mesa police union, is under inv ... More >>

  • News

    April 17, 2008

    Recycling 101: What to recycle, what not to recycle,and does it even matter?

    The county power struggle continues as Maricopa County Supervisors announce plans to retain former County Attorney Rick Romley as a bulwark against current County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Which side are you rooting for? Fabian Cota, head of the Mesa police union, is under inv ... More >>

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Breathless

    Despite a lot of hoopla at the beginning of Napolitano's administration, environmental protections for kids have not improved much

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    S#&t Storm

    Phoenix's sewer crisis has gone unnoticed by most toilet users, but it's the talk of sewage experts nationwide

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    School of Rock

    George Tabb pens a piece of punk history

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Outlaw Dumping

    State prison officials wanted tons of deadly asbestos to disappar. So they made the inmates do the job.

  • News

    February 7, 2002

    Liquid Purity

    To protect the public's water, some Phoenix employees will have to pee in a cup

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Giving Us Crap

    Farmers say it's nourishing. Critics say it's noxious. Either way, tons of California sewage is headed to Arizona.

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Twisted Ecologic

    Governor Hull says it's time for inclusiveness in politics. Environmentalists say she won't give them the time of day.

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Industry Goes to the Well . . . to dilute clean-water regulations

    Governor Hull says it's time for inclusiveness in politics. Environmentalists say she won't give them the time of day.

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Balancing Act

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Unpleasantville

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Flashes

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    May 7, 1998

    Cleaning the Creek

    A mining company mucks out its own mess at Pinto Creek

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Government by Litigation

    Increasingly, public officials ignore laws they're paid to uphold. Citizens and interest groups regularly drag these same bureaucrats into court, trying to ensure that the laws of the land are enforced. But now even the courts, once bastions of authority,

  • News

    September 18, 1997

    Burning Questions

    Federal and local regulators return to BFI's medical-waste incinerator

  • News

    September 18, 1997

    Letters

    Federal and local regulators return to BFI's medical-waste incinerator

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    Sabotage at Sitix?

    Silicon plant fouls air while company worries about foul play

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Scottsdale's Spin

    City responds to reports of tainted drinking water by lobbying state officials

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    Scottsdale's Drinking Problem

    It's crystal clear that the city of Scottsdale served its citizens water laced with a suspected carcinogen. But did city officials do it on purpose?

  • News

    February 29, 1996

    Plant Strife

    Foes of the Sumitomo facility continue to dig up inconsistencies in the process

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    Tale of the Crypto

    Other Valley cities wonder whether Phoenix's water treatment practices increase the odds for an outbreak of a waterborne disease. It's called Crypto and it can kill.

  • News

    November 9, 1995

    We're Number Two!

    Other Valley cities wonder whether Phoenix's water treatment practices increase the odds for an outbreak of a waterborne disease. It's called Crypto and it can kill.

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    FLASHES

    Other Valley cities wonder whether Phoenix's water treatment practices increase the odds for an outbreak of a waterborne disease. It's called Crypto and it can kill.

  • News

    September 7, 1995

    NO MINER CONSIDERATION

    A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY WANTS TO DIG A 300-ACRE HOLE BEHIND DONNA GOODALE'S HOUSE. ALTHOUGH MOST ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE EXCAVATION.

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    HAVE WE COMMITTED A "VEGGIE HATE CRIME"?

    A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY WANTS TO DIG A 300-ACRE HOLE BEHIND DONNA GOODALE'S HOUSE. ALTHOUGH MOST ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE EXCAVATION.

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    A CFC PRIMER

    A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY WANTS TO DIG A 300-ACRE HOLE BEHIND DONNA GOODALE'S HOUSE. ALTHOUGH MOST ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE EXCAVATION.

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    THE POLLUTION ALL-STARS

    IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE INDUSTRY FREE REIN OVER ARIZONA'S NATURAL RESOURCES, YOU'LL LOVE THESE POLITICIANS

  • News

    November 24, 1994

    BUYING A GILA MONSTER

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    October 27, 1994

    PIPE DREAMS PHOENIX IS THE LAST MAJOR CITY TO USE UNDERGROUND PIPES THAT CONTAIN ASBESTOS

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    March 10, 1993

    WHITEWASH? WHAT WHITEWASH?WHILE GOVERNOR SYMINGTON TOOK THE BOWS FOR GETTING RID OF ENSCO, THE PROTESTERS TOOK THE LUMPS

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    December 30, 1992

    MOTOROLA THE STORY SO FAR

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    December 30, 1992

    A YEAR INSIDE THE MOTOROLA MESSSINNERS AND VICTIMS--WARRIORS AND REGULATORS

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    December 2, 1992

    TAKING DEQ TO THE CLEANERSMINORITIES GET STATE'S EAR, DEMAND "ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE"

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    October 7, 1992

    MOTOROLA: THE STORY SO FAR

    FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  • News

    October 7, 1992

    UNANSWERED PRAYERS AND QUESTIONS

    RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

  • News

    August 19, 1992

    NATIONAL SUPERFUND SHIFT UNVIELED IN PHOENIX

    RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

  • News

    August 19, 1992

    THE COST OF TOXIC SPILLSHERE'S HOW YOU'LL PAY FOR MOTOROLA'S CONTAMINATION

    RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

  • News

    July 1, 1992

    DISASTER RESPONSE

    RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

  • News

    May 6, 1992

    MOTOROLA

    FOR DECADES THE PROMISE OF CLEAN, HIGH-TECH PLANTS REPRESENTED ARIZONA'S FUTURE. NOW WE MUST ALL PAY FOR THE MISTAKES OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY

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