• Officials call for limits on Lake Mead water use - Read Article

    Officials call for limits on Lake Mead water use

    2016-05-19T12:50:58-07:00

    Arizona officials said Tuesday it is time to end the “gentleman’s agreement” currently governing states’ use of water from Lake Mead and instead put tougher restrictions into law. “Arizona needs…

  • NAU brightens sustainable outlook with solar deal - Read Article

    NAU brightens sustainable outlook with solar deal

    2016-05-04T11:50:36-07:00

    Northern Arizona University took its latest step toward long-term sustainable operations Tuesday by announcing that the university will host a large solar panel system on campus. NAU President Rita Cheng signed…

  • Plexus plants 20,000 trees after Earth Day - Read Article

    Plexus plants 20,000 trees after Earth Day

    2016-04-29T10:50:49-07:00

    Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-marketing weight-loss and health-supplement seller, announced that the company will fund the planting of 20,000 trees after a successful Earth Day sales campaign. The promise was to plant a tree for every…

  • Report: Phoenix air quality has improved - Read Article

    Report: Phoenix air quality has improved

    2016-04-20T11:50:08-07:00

    The American Lung Association’s 2016 “State of the Air” report found Phoenix fifth-most polluted city in the nation for ozone. Compared to the 2015 report, Phoenix has cut ozone slightly.…

  • Nominations sought for Cox Conserves Heroes awards - Read Article

    Nominations sought for Cox Conserves Heroes awards

    2016-04-05T12:53:39-07:00

    Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is seeking nominations for Arizona’s 5th annual Cox Conserves Heroes awards program. A total of $20,000 will be donated to…

  • Jeff Flake says water allocation is a state duty - Read Article

    Jeff Flake says water allocation is a state duty

    2016-04-01T11:50:18-07:00

    If you ask Sen. Jeff Flake about Federal water policy, he’ll tell you that’s something primarily left up to the individual states. During a 2016 Business of Water Summit speech Wednesday…

  • New zero-energy housing in Valley hits market - Read Article

    New zero-energy housing in Valley hits market

    2016-03-13T09:50:07-07:00

    Arizona’s latest zero-energy housing, MZ Townhomes are now on the market in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. As the first of four zero-energy housing projects to be unveiled by MODUS Development, the…

  • Phoenix’s plan to go green - Read Article

    Phoenix’s plan to go green

    2016-02-20T11:50:55-07:00

    Phoenix leaders want to make neighborhoods happier and healthier under a proposal to create a more environmentally conscious city  – but they want to hear from residents first. Expanding public…

  • SRP, sPower unveil Sandstone Solar - Read Article

    SRP, sPower unveil Sandstone Solar

    2016-02-12T08:50:52-07:00

    sPower and Salt River Project announced, Thursday, the opening of sPower Sandstone Solar, one of the Valley’s largest photovoltaic facilities. SRP is purchasing all 45 megawatts of the solar energy…

  • Waste Management to host sustainability forum - Read Article

    Waste Management to host sustainability forum

    2016-01-11T12:50:31-07:00

    While the pros tee-off from the green during the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Waste Management will hold its sixth annual Executive Sustainability Forum in Scottsdale on Thursday, Feb. 4. Speakers…

  • Valley Partnership leaders named to state water group - Read Article

    Valley Partnership leaders named to state water group

    2016-01-04T11:50:33-07:00

    Gov. Doug Ducey appointed the CEO and a board member of Valley Partnership, Monday, to the newly-formed Water Augmentation Council. Cheryl Lombard, CEO and president, and Arizona State Land Commissioner…

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