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Wildcatters are Pitching Arizona to Investors as the Saudi Arabia for 'Green' Helium Extraction

By Elias Weiss
Mar 12, 2022

Investors are banking that they will hit the jackpot for extracting helium from Arizona's state lands and private property.
Maryvale Has Yet Another Toxic Groundwater Plume, Arizona Regulators Found

By Katya Schwenk
Mar 2, 2022

Environmental investigators have found "very significant" groundwater contamination beneath a residential neighborhood in west Phoenix.
Why Arizona Ratepayers Can't Get No Solar Satisfaction

By Elias Weiss
Feb 16, 2022

When individuals try to break free of the utility company's grip over their electric bill by installing solar it can be a difficult hurdle to jump. That's by design, advocates claim.
Scottsdale's Big Flood Bet Could be Just a Wash for Homeowners

By Elias Weiss
Jan 28, 2022

An effort to prevent flooding in northwest Scottsdale should save homeowners money, but it might cost them even more.
Trashy Habits: Arizona Topped the Nation's Food Waste Heap.

By Kristen Mosbrucker
Nov 16, 2021

Each year, Arizona trashed $9.5 billion of food across the state or 1.7 million tons, as No. 1 in the nation for sending food to the landfill.
The Return of the Toxic Toad Is Good, Actually

By Katya Schwenk
Sep 10, 2021

Herpetologists are celebrating.
'Keep Phoenix Un-Lit': A Plan to Bring More Digital Billboards to Maricopa County Meets Opposition

By Josh Kelety
Sep 8, 2021

Becker Boards, a private billboard company, drafted the plan that officials are considering.
Why Are There So Many Flies In Phoenix This Summer?

By Katya Schwenk
Aug 19, 2021

Yes, the flies in Phoenix are worse than normal.
As Wildfires Blaze, Ozone Levels Remain Stubbornly High in Metro Phoenix

By Katya Schwenk
Jul 11, 2021

Last year, monsoon season was the driest on record. This year, so far, has not been much better.
Activists Denounce Move to Permit Grand Canyon Uranium Mine

By Josh Kelety
Jun 25, 2021

Arizona officials are bucking activists' demands to only permit the Pinyon Plain Mine to be closed.
The ASU Professor Mashing Up Climate Science and Tarot Readings

By Robrt L. Pela
Jun 22, 2021

ASU professor Adriene Jenik has created a tarot deck for the environmentally minded.
Tribe, Ranchers Say Proposed Lithium Mine in Wikieup Will 'Ruin' Their Water

By Josh Kelety
Jun 11, 2021

Hawkstone Mining, an Australian mining firm, wants to build a lithium mine in Wikieup, Arizona.
Biden Administration Says Oak Flat Land Swap Should Proceed Despite Lawsuit

By Josh Kelety
Jun 2, 2021

In court documents, the Biden administration argued that the controversial Oak Flat land swap shouldn't be stopped.
Is the City of Phoenix Scuttling a Proposal to Protect Trees from Construction?

By Josh Kelety
May 12, 2021

The proposal would require that developers fence-off existing trees located on construction sites to protect them.
2021 Arizona Wildfires: Will DOC Inmates and Monsoon Storms Stop the Scorch?

By Lauren Cusimano
Apr 23, 2021

Wildfires may look the same as 2020, but the monsoon season could return.
'They Wanted to Keep It Hush-Hush': City of Phoenix Still Coy on South Mountain Dumping

By Ray Stern
Feb 15, 2021

A large delivery of rock and debris to South Mountain Park/Preserve by a homebuilder last year was authorized without a paper trail.
Table Scraps: Phoenix-Area Restaurants for a Sustainable Dinner Date

By Lauren Cusimano
Jan 28, 2021

Here are five restaurants in the Valley perfect for a sustainable date night.
The Maricopa Native Seed Library Has Free Food Plant Seeds (and a Nice Backstory)

By Lauren Cusimano
Dec 30, 2020

Danielle Carlock has big plans.
Despite Australia Atrocity, Oak Flat Mine Presses On

By Erasmus Baxter
Oct 2, 2020

Sacred land would be destroyed.
Experts Will Study the Environmental Impacts of the Tempe Train Fire and Chemical Spill

By Ray Stern
Aug 1, 2020

"We don't believe any hazardous material dropped into the lake," says Andrea Glass, Tempe assistant fire chief.

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