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Children deserve clean air and a safe climate
My children are growing up in a world with new climate extremes that I did not face as a child. Climate change threatens my children’s health, and that’s something I can’t stand by and let happen.
Giant ‘Haboob’ dust storms cause EPA to relent on Arizona anti-pollution plan
Like a toddler with a water hose, the monsoon brings the rain in bursts, unevenly spraying but never quite quenching Arizona’s dry earth.
Often, the season’s thunderstorms unleash an apocalyptic scene — a wall of dust, with its tinge of yellow and red against the setting sun, rushing to swallow the Valley whole and enveloping its homes with its unwelcome sandy mist. Free from crip[...]
Arizona officials urge air pollution vigilance
Arizona officials say residents must be vigilant about air quality as warmer temperatures start to usher in dangerous ozone pollution.
Air: What’s in a grade?
Although Maricopa County was assigned a grade of “F” for ozone pollution and a grade of “C” for 24-hour particulate pollution in the American Lung Association’s recently released 2012 State of the Air Report, air quality professionals contend that the simple letter grade doesn’t tell the entire story of the Valley’s air, and that progress has been made during recent years in reducing[...]
New protection on environmental reports gets OK
Corporations and other entities would be able to keep confidential reports they prepare on environmental problems under legislation approved by the Arizona House.
Repeal of ‘Clean Cars’ program nears finish line
Despite steep opposition from environmentalists and consumer advocates, the Brewer administration is pushing ahead with the adoption of a less stringent standard for curbing car emissions.
Protect clean air, develop clean energy
By supporting a transition to new, clean energy projects in our state and ensuring that existing coal plants reduce their pollution, we can restore and protect the clean air and scenic views that attract visitors to the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and other now-polluted parks in the region.
EPA clarifies permitting process on tribal lands
Tribal economies could see a boost with a new rule that makes it easier a�� and possibly timelier a�� for some industrial facilities to obtain permits to do business on American Indian reservations.
County weighs higher pollution permit fees
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is weighing whether to increase the costs of certain permits for companies that emit pollutants into the air.
ADEQ seeks to put brakes on ‘Clean Cars’ program, environmentalists object
While all sides agree that Arizona’s air quality woes require a long-term fix, the latest effort to adopt a less stringent standard for curbing car emissions shows that the state program to combat air pollution is defined less by consistency and more by the winds of Arizona’s ever-changing political landscape.
State weighs scrapping vehicle-emission rules
Auto emission rules have barely taken effect and already the state wants to scrap it because it costs too much.
Clean Cars Program should be promoted, not repealed
For years, Arizona was touted as a good place to move for asthmatics and others who suffer from respiratory illnesses. Unfortunately that is no longer the case.
