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Huss, Phoenix Zoo team up again for craft beer collab

1 month ago

Arizona State fish off endangered species list after 50 years

1 month ago

Papago Park event set for Saturday on World Clean Up Day -- By Spencer West -- Volunteers from across the Valley will head Papago Park to help pick up trash.

1 month ago

Summer survival: How Arizona's farmers provide fresh food year-round -- By Georgann Yara -- It can seem impossible to grow anything during the summer heat. But Arizona farmers feed their communities all year.

1 month ago

Arizona farmers use solar panels to shade crops, improve sustainability -- By Amaia J. Gavica | Cronkite News -- The Arizona sun is too strong for many crops. So farmers are turning to solar panels to provide shade and generate energy.

2 months ago

Throwing shade: How to get 2 free trees from SRP this summer -- By Cassie Brucci -- Planting shade trees can cut your energy usage by up to 25%, and Salt River Project is giving them away to its customers.

3 months ago

What fewer farms and aging farmers means for Arizona's food system -- By Amaia J. Gavica | Cronkite News -- Competition between large farms and small urban growers is evolving.

4 months ago

What's really in that meat alternative? Arizona bill says labels are misleading -- By Sadie Buggle | Cronkite News -- Alternative meat options are growing in popularity. But do current labels really help consumers know what they're buying?

5 months ago

New apps aim to reduce food waste with discounted mystery bags -- By Sara Crocker -- Apps Goodie Bag and Too Good To Go are now in Phoenix. Here's how to use them to save money and keep food out of the landfill.

5 months ago

In former flower fields, next generation of farmers cultivates South Phoenix -- By Analisa Valdez | Cronkite News -- South Phoenix farms continue a legacy of when the area was filled with flowers and pecans.

6 months ago

Heat killed record number of people in Maricopa County last year -- By TJ L'Heureux -- 645 people died due to heat in 2023. State, county and city officials are groping for a response.

6 months ago

From glass to farm to table: Brewers and farmers team up to reuse spent grain -- By Sara Crocker -- "It's like ice cream – but it's healthy." Nutrient-rich grains used by breweries find a second life as animal feed.

7 months ago

New $10 million tree planting grant will expand Phoenix shade canopy -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- "It's an acceleration toward a cleaner, cooler, more equitable Phoenix."

8 months ago

Endangered ferrets get millions more acres of Arizona land to roam -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- A new federal rule aims at boosting conservation efforts for the black-footed ferret in Arizona.

8 months ago

Phoenix smells like smoke thanks to this smoldering landfill fire -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- Eyes watering? Nose burning? Face grimacing? Thank the Salt River Landfill that spontaneously burst into flames.

1 year ago

Sky Harbor workers complain of hellish conditions, low wages -- By O'Hara Shipe -- 'I often feel like I'm going to faint': Airport workers detail dangerous working conditions in complaint to Arizona workplace safety watchdog.

1 year ago

These 3 Valley Restaurants Treat Every Day Like Earth Day -- By Cassie Brucci -- Whether it's brewing beer with less water or swapping steak for veggies, these Arizona restaurants function with sustainability at heart.

6 days ago

In Arizona, 'Ground Zero' for Climate Crisis, Activists Warn Time Is Running Out -- By Elias Weiss -- Hundreds of climate activists protested in Phoenix on Saturday. Their message? "Build Back Better is not dead yet."

1 year ago

World's First Mechanical Tree 'Planted' in Tempe, and It Sucks. In a Good Way -- By Elias Weiss -- The world's first MechanicalTree, unveiled on the east side of Arizona State University's main campus in Tempe on Monday, could be a catalyst in reversing climate change.

1 year ago

Wildcatters are Pitching Arizona to Investors as the Saudi Arabia for 'Green' Helium Extraction -- By Elias Weiss -- Investors are banking that they will hit the jackpot for extracting helium from Arizona's state lands and private property.

2 years ago

Maryvale Has Yet Another Toxic Groundwater Plume, Arizona Regulators Found -- By Katya Schwenk -- Environmental investigators have found "very significant" groundwater contamination beneath a residential neighborhood in west Phoenix.

2 years ago

Why Arizona Ratepayers Can't Get No Solar Satisfaction -- By Elias Weiss -- When individuals try to break free of the utility company's grip over their electric bill by installing solar it can be a difficult hurdle to jump. That's by design, advocates claim.

2 years ago