ADEQ, fire departments dispose over 6,000 gallons of firefoam containing PFAS
The collaboration comes from the AFFF Take Back and Replace pilot-program
Officials looking into turning on border lights
Customs and Border Protection says it’s looking at turning on lights on the border wall and installing more, just days after an environmental group releases a study and urges officials to remove the lights due to the effects they could have on wildlife.
New report counts 1,800 stadium lights near threatened species' habitat
The Center for Biological Diversity counted lights across 60 miles of protected lands on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. While currently not operational, if turned on, they could affect more than a dozen endangered and threatened species in the region.
The Buzz: Efforts to make Chiricahua National Monument a national park
Will the Wonderland of Rocks could become Arizona’s Fourth National Park?
Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues manufacturers for PFAS contamination
The companies have known about the 'forever chemicals' for decades
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen came after environmentalists sued the government for dropping the red slurry material into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade.
Children of the Holocaust: The story of Andrew Schot
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A look into the bird and plant species in Navopatia.
Coexisting in rural spaces
How the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is succeeding.
Cochise County educators get the chance to work with a new environment curriculum
Officials said it’s critical that the next generation gain a tangible understanding of the environment, and what factors impact that environment.
Chiricahua National Park proposal moving in the U.S. Senate
The proposal is headed to the full Senate.
US greenlights major transmission line for renewable energy in Arizona and other Western states
The announcement comes just about a year after an environmental review was completed as part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to clear the way for major transmission projects in the West.
Beaver River
Tag along on recent efforts to reintroduce beavers to the San Pedro River in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora.
Plastic waste into construction blocks: Tucson strives for zero-waste model
Tucson city council unanimously approved an agreement with ByFusion to convert plastic waste into construction-grade building blocks.
Efforts to remove invasive giant reed in Arizona rivers and lakes continues with Department of Forestry grants
The invasive species brought to the U.S. from Southeast Asia, is wreaking havoc in about 30 mostly warm-weather states in the South and West, including Arizona.
The Buzz: Battling the Urban Heat Island Effect in Arizona
The cities we've built retain the desert heat and make conditions even warmer. How do we cool things off as temperatures warm?
