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Climate In Arizona, $6.5 billion in funding has been announced, with over 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $4 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $778 million for clean water and water infrastructure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Climate Two years in, here’s what Biden’s infrastructure law has done for Arizona

In Arizona, $6.5 billion in funding has been announced, with over 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $4 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $778 million for clean water and water infrastructure. 

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 15, 2023 4:06 pm MST
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Climate What Does Phoenix’s Record Dry Monsoon Mean for Local Plants?

A dry monsoon season like the one Phoenix had this summer doesn’t just negate the relief Arizonans get from the overbearing heat—it also harms local plant life.

Robert Gundran Robert Gundran October 6, 2023 3:30 pm MST
Climate Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs gives a brief speech prior to President Joe Biden's remarks at the Tempe Center for the Arts on September 28, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. Biden delivered remarks on protecting democracy, honoring the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and revealed funding for the McCain Library.(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Climate Hobbs Administration Ends Saudi Farm’s Sweetheart Groundwater Deal

The leases that allowed Fondomonte to farm and pump groundwater from 3,500 acres in rural Arizona will not be renewed after they end in February 2024.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson October 3, 2023 2:24 pm MST
Climate Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File)
Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs

Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson September 20, 2023 2:45 pm MST
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Video VIDEO: Phoenix Plans to Recycle Wastewater for Drinking

The Central Arizona Project is investing $6 million dollars to build purification facilities, and the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes roughly $310 million for water recycling development nationwide.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson August 28, 2023 7:46 am MST

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., arrive for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting. Taylor Green voted in favor of Schweikert’s proposal to cut nearly $18 billion in federal funding from the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Departments. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Government Schweikert tries to slash popular roads, housing programs ahead of holidays
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Climate VIDEO: Saudi Farm Gets a Pass in Republican Proposal to Limit Foreign Land Leases

Sens. Wendy Rogers and Anthony Kern introduced bills this year they said would address a land lease the state made with a Saudia Arabian-based company that grants them unlimited access to groundwater in La Paz County.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson August 21, 2023 8:01 am MST
Climate PEORIA, ARIZONA - JUNE 08: The Central Arizona Project canal runs past homes in the Phoenix suburbs on June 8, 2023 in Peoria, Arizona. The project carries diverted Colorado River water through a 336-mile long system to help serve 80 percent of the population of Arizona. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced last week that that there is a shortage of groundwater for new housing construction which has been previously approved in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Arizona will no longer be able to give developers new permits for home construction in some outlying desert suburbs of Maricopa County which rely on groundwater wells. The cities of Phoenix and Peoria rely mostly on river water and reclaimed water and will not be directly affected by the decision. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Climate VIDEO: Solar Panels Will Soon Line Arizona’s Canals

The Gila River Indian Community is getting funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to install solar panels on their canals, and research is being done by SRP and ASU to bring solar panels to canals all over Arizona.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson August 21, 2023 7:45 am MST