Climate
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New AZ wildfire recovery guide helps communities navigate post-fire challenges
“After Wildfire: A Guide for Arizona” offers essential recovery resources for communities impacted by wildfires.
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Opinion: Our homes are at risk, so why are lawmakers protecting corporations?
While the devastating wildfires in California earlier this year made national headlines, it is important to remember that Arizona is just as vulnerable. In 2024 alone, more than 2,000 wildfires burned nearly 300,000 acres in rural Arizona. Officials estimate that two-thirds of these fires were human-caused. While many wildfires are attributed to everyday activities such…
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Arizona coal plant is one of 66 to get EPA exemption from Biden-era toxic air pollution caps
The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining coal plants in Arizona, is among 66 nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants.
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Arizona bill ignores climate change, blames poor air quality on other countries
The legislation is a second proposal this year that falsely ascribes outside nations as leading contributors to Arizona’s high ozone levels.
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Why climate activists oppose Arizona Sen. Frank Carroll’s proposal to confront poor air quality
The legislation would allow the state to sue outside entities over emissions, but contradicts current climate science and constitutional law.
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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.
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Arizona agency takes action to regulate groundwater use in rural southeast
It’s necessary to regulate groundwater in Arizona’s rural southeast, allowing the designation of a controlled area to stop rapid depletion of the water through agricultural use, the Arizona Department of Water Resources announced Friday.
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Kris Mayes sues ‘nuisance’ corporate mega-farms for exploiting Arizona’s groundwater rules
The lawsuit alleges that massive farming corporations have taken advantage of Arizona’s lax groundwater laws and have deprived local farmers of access to water.
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OPINION: Later is Too Late: Extreme Heat Reminds Us How Crucial This Election is for Arizona
It’s too hot not to vote! On Election Day we can vote for the city, state, and federal candidates who understand that climate change is one of the key reasons causing the extreme heat that’s baking us, especially here in the Valley. Our warming planet puts you and the people and places you care about…
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OPINION: Vote for Yassamin Ansari to move our state forward
With Ansari’s leadership in the US House and Kamala Harris in the White House, I’m confident that Democrats will continue delivering results for Arizona.
