AZ: Waste Reduction
"Mobile Chernobyl" Could Be Coming to Southwest
PHOENIX – Nuclear waste from Oak Ridge could have a new destination. A bill may come up for a U.S. House vote this month that revives plans to …
Conservation Groups Protest Congressional Move to Gut Protections
PHOENIX – Public health and environmental groups warn that low-income Arizonans will be at greater risk for respiratory problems and heart disea…
Tips on Reducing Waste This Holiday Season
PHOENIX — Americans buy 25 - 30 million Christmas trees every year, and now it’s time for people to think about recycling them. But …
Advocates say APS Proposal Could Cripple Rooftop Solar
PHOENIX - Solar-power advocates say a new rate proposal by Arizona Public Service, if put into effect, could cripple the state's rooftop solar …
Study: Renewable Energy Ready to Help Arizona Meet EPA Carbon Goals
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona needs to take full advantage of the wind and solar resources it already has, says a new study about how the state could meet …
Environmental Groups Slam Arizona's Decision to Join Lawsuit Against EPA
PHOENIX - Climate change groups are speaking out against Arizona's participation in a lawsuit to block the "carbon rule" section of President Obama's…
Colorado River a Focus of Latino Conservation Week
PHOENIX - As part of Latino Conservation Week, young people from Arizona and several other Western states will come together to learn more about the …
Congressman Raul Grijalva: Stop the TPP
PHOENIX - Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Tucson) is holding a public meeting in Phoenix on Friday on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership…
Is AZ Facing Historic Water Restrictions Like CA?
PHOENIX – Despite the years-long drought on the Colorado River, Arizona is not facing the historic mandatory water restrictions being …
Study Urges Reuse and Conservation as Colorado River Endures Record Drought
PHOENIX – Water conservation and reuse are being urged in a study that makes recommendations about addressing the Colorado River drought…
Conservation Confusion: Do You Know How to Save Water?
PHOENIX - There appears to be some confusion about, when it comes to water conservation, as a new survey finds many people underestimate how much …
Fight a World Food Shortage: Learn to Love Leftovers
PHOENIX – With hundreds of millions of people around the globe hungry and the problem only expected to get worse, one new focus in Arizona and …