Urbanization
Kombucha couture: Arizona designer looks to grow her own clothing
By Sarabeth Henne, Lillian Donahue and Stephanie Morse | Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018
The major disadvantage of the material at the moment? It disintegrates in water.
Decades-long court battle over water rights impedes economic investment in rural Arizona
By Bret Jaspers | Friday, July 27, 2018
Growth in Arizona could be affected by years of adjudication about water rights
Phoenix hopes to build mill to recycle certain plastics, easing pressure on landfills
By Heather Van Blokland | Wednesday, July 25, 2018
It’s been six months since China stopped importing most plastic and paper waste from U.S. cities. And the void left is massive.
One of the country’s fastest growing areas is SW Utah, where water is cheap
By Judy Fahys | Friday, July 20, 2018
In St. George, Utah, one month of water costs $61 compared to $144 dollars in Denver and $235 in Tucson
Think you can escape pollution by going to a national park? Think again
By Emily Guerin | Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Pollution in Joshua Tree National Park was almost as bad as in Los Angeles over more than a decade.
Feds to reconsider yellow-billed cuckoo’s threatened species status
By Sarabeth Henne | Friday, July 13, 2018
WASHINGTON - Federal officials said they will re-evaluate the threatened species status of the western yellow-billed cuckoo, after petitions from Arizona miners, ranchers and other groups argued that the species is no different from thriving eastern populations of the bird.
How water access is raising home prices: The view from Colorado
By Matt Bloom | Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Some builders are paying tens of thousands of dollars to establish water service.
Searching for poachers, wildlife officers crack down on illegal hunting
By Meagan Boudreau | Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Officer Laura Orscheln is one of 100 Arizona wildlife managers who try to catch poachers.