Urbanization
Los Angeles seeks sustainable solutions for homeless
By David Nazar | Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
Mayor Garcetti has declared a state of emergency.
Traffic continues to be huge air polluter – but local politics makes it hard to say no to new roads.
By David Nazar and Jennifer Magana | Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
Building new roads satisfies residents but can make it harder to breathe.
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.