Environment

“I don’t have time to go to school,” 17-year-old Aditi Narayanan said. “I have something more important to do.”

An anonymous staffer described a “pressure cooker” situation, as case worker staff risk spreading the outbreak to developmentally disabled clients.

The church has been working on the proposal for months, but residents in the Alhambra neighborhood said they found out about it just last week.

Hunters and animal activists finally agree on something.

If successful, the proposal could literally pave the way for the construction of hotels, spas, and shopping malls near Grand Canyon.

Honestly, it was kind of a shitshow.

The National Rifle Association lobbied hard in Washington, D.C., to persuade the agency to allow target practice in Sonoran Desert National Monument.

In June, one of Pullman’s daughters rejected the idea of speaking with the utility, saying the details of her mother’s death made her ill.

Chairman Terry Rambler said the tribe would fight the proposed copper mine “by any means necessary.”

Despite industry claims that the mining area was “dry,” some 20 million gallons of uranium-contaminated water have been pumped in recent years.

Environmentalists say the Forest Service is failing to protect public lands, as a draft report details the sweeping devastation of the proposed mine.

“If APS were going to pay the cost themselves, they never would’ve done it.”

In the past, the two have proved to be a devastating combination.

In the Valley, we already drink recycled wastewater and use it in our homes — indirectly.

The Arizona Public Service Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the McCain Institute.

Hotter, wetter, more dangerous.

The Woodbury Fire burned close to the Salt River, which supplies water to Valley cities.

A week after an internal investigation produced no real conclusions, Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson wants a third-party investigation.

Despite a lack of evidence, the regulatory agency accepted claims from Arizona’s biggest utility that it broke no rules when it cut power to Stephanie Pullman.

The social media giant initially claimed that an event protesting a woman’s death at the hands of Arizona’s most powerful utility violated community standards.

Debate over the proposed rules hinted at the deeper issues at the CorpComm, like accusations that it prioritizes utility companies over real people.

A week after news broke that an APS customer died after her power was cut, CEO Don Brandt will get an award for “accomplishments and commitment to Arizona.”