Urbanization
Outdoor Enthusiasts Boost the Bottom Line for Cities, Counties across the West
By Luna Anna Archey | Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Do recreation amenities lure new residents, who might bring even more economic benefits, as well as tourists? One study breaks down the economic impact.
Critics Blast DHS Environmental Waivers that Clear Way for Border Wall
By Keerthi Vedantam | Thursday, April 25, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security said it will waive dozens of environmental, health and other laws to clear the way for construction on about 58 miles of border barriers.
Blasting Graffiti Helps Heal Nature but Exposes Generational Divide in the Great Outdoors
By Carissa Wigginton | Friday, April 19, 2019
Natural Restorations, an Arizona nonprofit that removes trash and graffiti from outdoor recreation and wilderness areas, works with veterans to help them heal as well.
Mailbox or Wastebin? One Reporter’s Quest to Stop Junk Mail Forever
By Caleigh Wells | Monday, April 15, 2019
It's estimated about 100 million trees are cut down annually to make direct marketing advertisements and Americans spend an average eight months of their lives sifting through it.
Mexican Engineer Turning Prickly Pear Juice into Biodegradable Plastic
By Jorge Valencia | Thursday, April 4, 2019
Chemical engineering professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz hopes the cactus-based plastic will help reduce the impact of solid waste in Mexico and around the world.
Citizen Scientists Survey Dwindling Monarch Butterfly Populations
By Jose Ivan Cazares | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering protecting monarch butterflies, and citizen scientists are providing the data needed by researchers to make that decision.
Joshua Tree National Park Celebrates Expansion in a Sea of Blooms
By Jill Replogle | Monday, April 1, 2019
A federal bill adds 4,518 acres to Joshua Tree National Park and increases protection for more than 1 million additional acres elsewhere in California, Utah and New Mexico.
The Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf is Still Endangered – For Now
By Andrew Howard | Monday, April 1, 2019
The Mexican gray wolves were almost driven to extinction in the 1970s, but currently number about 100 animals in Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico.