At their briefing on Friday, May 6, officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Arizona Department of Water Resources, and Central Arizona Project delivered a stark assessment of the…
5.2 million people are currently being affected by the 20-year drought in Arizona, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. To help combat this and to ensure that Arizonans…
Two Arizona rivers landed on an annual list of the top 10 “most endangered” rivers in the U.S. this week, including the drought-ravaged Colorado in the No. 1 spot. The…
Maricopa County is one of several Arizona counties that received a failing grade in air cleanliness based on high ozone days and high particle pollution days, according to the latest…
Climate change — and the issues surrounding it — can be difficult to understand. With Earth Day being observed on April 22, ASU News spoke to Abigail York about how governance…
Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some…
People in Arizona hoping for a break this spring from the drought gripping the state will be disappointed, with climatologists calling for minor to exceptional drought conditions, what one calls…
More than 500 business leaders, elected officials, and their guests gathered on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in anticipation to hear who the recipients would be for…
NewLife Forest Restoration LLC, the leading sustainable forest products business in the Southwest United States, has raised new funding to scale its forest restoration activities and reduce the incidence of…
John Loleit has kept a watchful eye on the towering saguaros and well-worn trails of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve for 22 years. Loleit, the natural resources coordinator for Scottsdale, takes…
The drought that’s gripped Arizona and the Southwest since 2000 is the driest in more than 1,200 years, and it is likely to continue for the near future, according to…
As climate risks from ongoing drought and rising urban heat continue to grow, Arizona will need to find innovative ways to significantly reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Many of…
