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Toxic Toads Are Returning To Phoenix

Toxic Toads Are Returning To Phoenix

Maricopa County Could Soon See More Digital Billboards

Maricopa County Could Soon See More Digital Billboards

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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.
The Arizona Trail Would End at Trump's Border Wall Under a New CBP Plan

By Ray Stern
May 12, 2020

"This is not about politics," an advocacy group says. "This is about losing a piece of a nationally significant trail."
Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Over the Valley Has Decreased Visibly

By Elizabeth Whitman
Apr 2, 2020

Thanks, coronavirus.
Activists Want Phoenix, a Hotspot for Climate Change, to Declare Climate Emergency

By Elizabeth Whitman
Mar 7, 2020

The threat is real.
Developer Concedes, Will Keep Giant Pine Trees at Controversial Alhambra Project

By Elizabeth Whitman
Mar 5, 2020

The history Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran church is selling its parking lot to a developer, and nearby residents are not happy.
As Congress Weighs a Ban, the Local Fight Over the Risks of a Grand Canyon Mine Drags On

By Elizabeth Whitman
Feb 28, 2020

Locals have opposed Canyon Mine, south of the Grand Canyon, for decades.
Cities Hate It, But Ducey Signs Bill Banning Local Bans on Natural Gas Anyway

By Elizabeth Whitman
Feb 24, 2020

Phoenix, Tucson, and Arizonans in general dislike this new law, but the gas industry loves it.
A Korean Company Wants to Build a Solar Plant on Public Lands in Arizona

By Elizabeth Whitman
Feb 21, 2020

174 Power Global is undeterred by the state's uncertain regulatory environment for renewable energy.

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