Issue: environment
(Stock photo/Itman47) The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality disagrees with its own advisory committee, which says current septic system regulations need a serious update to ensure...
Arizona needs Sinema’s climate leadership
Environmental advocates across Arizona were encouraged recently when Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke powerfully about the challenges facing Arizona due to the climate crisis. As she told The Arizona Republic, “We know...
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Arizona ozone levels rise as feds tighten air quality restrictions
Changes in law and policy are needed to sustain all Arizona waterways
The Arizona Sustainable Water Workgroup (SWWg) advocates for more transparency, expanded stakeholder participation, and more sustainable solutions in Arizona water policy. At this crucial time for water policy decisions, our...
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Clean energy, Arizonans’ resilience are keys to a better future
Court rejects bid to declare Sonoran Desert bald eagle endangered
A federal court has rejected a bid to declare the Sonoran Desert bald eagle an endangered species, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted properly when it determined the...
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Our lives depend on your vote
Dear Editor: Why is that our environment is not taken seriously? Why must we only care about protecting our planet when April 22 comes around? If the COVID-19 pandemic taught...
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Reform water law to include the environment
Arizona officials are proud of their 1980 state water policy. The Arizona Groundwater Management Act (GMA), after many earlier attempts, was approved only after the federal government threatened to withhold...
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Sen. Bob Worsley, philanthropist David Lincoln among 2018 Arizona Capitol Times Leaders of the Year
Sen. Bob Worsley, a Republican from Mesa, is the Arizona Capitol Times’ Leaders of the Year winner in government. Other winners include Gregory Harris of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie for...