Urbanization
California Could be First State to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
By Jill Replogle | Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
If passed, the bills would require California to reduce or recycle 75 percent of single-use plastic packaging and products by the year 2030.
Scientists Downplay Radiation Threat from Uranium Ore Stored at Grand Canyon
By Laurel Morales | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Three buckets of uranium ore stored for years in a building at the Grand Canyon probably didn’t endanger visitors or park workers, scientists say, but a few other questions remain.
Lane Change: Old Road Recycled to Build New Stretch of I-10
By Bayne Froney | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
About 80 million tons of asphalt are recycled every year throughout the U.S., but Arizona is using old pavement from Interstate 10 to build new lanes.
How are SoCal Boba Shops Handling the Strawpocalypse?
By Dakota Kim | Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
In SoCal's boba epicenter, they're not only prepared for the Strawpocalypse, they're ahead of local officials.
Six Endangered Species the Border Wall Might Doom
By Chris Clarke | Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
A continuous wall along the nearly 2,000-mile border would cut through the habitats of 62 critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable species.
Study: Arizona has Longest Clean Water Permit Wait Times in Southwest
By Claire Caulfield | Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
The University of California study looked at 404 permits for projects submitted in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas and Utah.
LA Metro’s Idea of Solving Traffic: Making You Pay for It
By Meghan McCarty Carino | Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
If you've ever been hit with surge pricing while using a ride-hail service, you get the gist of congestion pricing.
Beetles vs. birds: What happens when fighting nature with nature backfires?
By Rachel Charlton | Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019
Beetles that were never supposed to be Arizona continue to kill tamarisk trees where flycatchers nest.