By Christina Estes, Steve Goldstein |
Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
Phoenix will be talking more about trash over the next several weeks. That’s because the city’s Public Works Department says if solid waste rates are not increased, cuts must be made.
China's revamped recycling policies, which includes no longer buying tons of U.S. materials, have led to dramatic shifts in the way some cities approach recycling.
The initial blow of a recycling system breaking down. It came shortly after a March 2018 announcement from China of its "National Sword" policy, a strict regulation on imports of solid wastes and raw materials.
"You’re one bad crop away from total failure." Three Arizona millennials discuss how they ensure the state’s farms and ranches are sustainable and profitable.
Jaguars in Sonora and Sinaloa come and go through a series of corridors, which keeps these core populations genetically diverse. If those corridors are destroyed, the northernmost jaguars in the Americas could die out.
Jaguars once roamed the Americas from Argentina to Arizona. To ensure the survival of the endangered cat, conservationists are working to change the minds of ranchers in Sonora, Mexico.
It’s a dispersed camping area, meaning the Forest Service does not collect trash or provide bathrooms. Since May 2018, park workers have removed 8,500 pounds of trash and waste.
Why? Well, the new Drought Contingency Plan defines different “tiers” of shortage. The news comes despite the plentiful snowpack on the Rocky Mountains.