Stories tagged: "climate crisis"

Climate Ylenia Aguilar member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District board
Climate Former Undocumented Immigrant Ylenia Aguilar Begins New Role On Central Arizona Water Conservation Board

"Indigenous Mexican people are people of the land, so my connection to the land and my roots has always been there."

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz January 20, 2023 5:27 am MST
Affordability This yard in Mesa was converted to desert landscaping under the city’s Grass-to-Xeriscape incentive program. Photo taken Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo by Samantha Chow/Cronkite News)
Affordability As the Drought Grinds on, Valley Homeowners Take Advantage of Xeriscape Incentives

Mesa offers up to $500 for homeowners who replace grass with xeriscape to save water and money.

Sydney Witte Sydney Witte December 6, 2022 2:02 pm MST
Elections Boats move along Lake Powell
Elections Your Vote Can Determine the Future of Arizona’s Water

The Central Arizona Water Conservation District board members oversee how Colorado River water is delivered through the Central Arizona Project.

Cole Januszewski Cole Januszewski November 7, 2022 12:40 pm MST
Climate climate educating communities
Climate Low-Income Communities Learn to Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat

Several nonprofit initiatives have popped up around the country that work to educate and engage residents about climate-fueled heat that disproportionately affects low-income neighborhoods of color.

Associated Press Associated Press October 13, 2022 8:31 am MST
Climate FILE - In this July 28, 2015, file photo, electricians, Adam Hall, right, and Steven Gabert install solar panels on a roof for Arizona Public Service company in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Climate How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Fight a Big Worry for Arizonans—Climate Change

The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed on Aug. 16, is the country’s biggest investment in fighting climate change ever. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner September 1, 2022 1:15 pm MST

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Politics New Poll: Gallego Is Frontrunner in AZ Senate Race While Sinema Has No Path to Victory
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Climate FILE - People try to keep cool at the Justa Center, a resource center catering to the older homeless population, as temperatures hit 110-degrees, July 19, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Climate From Heat Deaths to Worsening Allergies, Climate Change Harms Health

From 2030 to 2050, according to the WHO, 250,000 additional deaths are expected each year worldwide because of climate-driven health problems.

Alexandra Conforti Alexandra Conforti August 8, 2022 11:07 am MST
Climate The Coronado Generating Station was one of three coal-fired power plants in eastern Arizona that had emissions restrictions imposed by the EPA. A federal court upheld the EPA action.
Climate Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Hurts, May Not Hobble Clean Air in Arizona

When the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA could not force power plants to move away from fossil fuels, advocates were worried—but in Arizona some of those concerns have been eased by a market-driven shift.

Morgan Fischer Morgan Fischer August 4, 2022 8:57 am MST