Yearning for home, AZ inmates paint California mural on prison walls
ELOY – The prison squatted in the southeastern Arizona desert is as drab as the vegetation and soil that surrounds it, giving way to a room inside painted in bursts of California scenes: of skyscrapers, surf and Interstate 5, Hollywood movie reels, the Oakland Raiders and Cesar Chavez.
San Carlos Apache Tribe, environmentalists battle Oak Flat copper mine bid
SUPERIOR - Oak Flat, a desert landscape and 90-minute drive outside Phoenix, lies in the midst of an environmental and economic controversy.
December 14, 2016: Sustainability Special
Cronkite News special: Protecting the environment and energy opportunities
Three days in August: How a water outage in AZ exposed cracks in customer service
PARKER – The high was 96 degrees on the day the tap went dry at Terry Mestas’ house. Mestas was among several hundred residents who endured heat that climbed to 106 degrees over three days in August, when five water-line breaks and a weak pressure valve shut down the water.
Obama actions on public lands may be difficult for Trump to undo
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama could cement his environmental legacy by taking executive action to designate nearly 4 million acres of Western land as national monuments before leaving office next month. And it may be one legacy of the Obama administration that incoming President Donald Trump will have a hard time unraveling after he takes office.
Advocates say ending Arizona’s veteran homelessness is in reach
On June 22, 2010, during President Obama’s second year in office, his administration unveiled a plan to end specific types of homelessness in the United States, with an initiative called "Opening Doors." One of the main goals of the plan was to end homelessness for the nation's military veterans by 2015.
Fry, eat Thanksgiving turkey, then recycle leftover grease. You’ll feel better.
MESA – As Thanksgiving inches closer, pounds of cold poultry await a crispy ending in the family fryer. After devouring the holiday feast, it's time to turn to the leftovers.
AZ protesters connect with national opposition to Dakota Access Pipeline
PHOENIX — Smoke from lit bundles of sage swirled around protesters waving signs, “Water Is Life” and “Stand With Standing Rock” to oppose the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
South Mountain Park gets $23 million makeover
PHOENIX – South Mountain Park, one of the nation's largest city parks, has been showing the wear of hikers and picnickers over the years. Now it's getting a $23 million makeover.
Arizona activists raise funds for Dakota Access Pipeline protesters
SCOTTSDALE - According to the Navajo teachings Sam Anderson learned as a child, water is sacred.
Shrinking AZ farmland shows Buckeye family’s generational differences
BUCKEYE – Arizona farmland has declined over the decades, leaving one generation of a Buckeye farming family concerned and another content.
Shampooing the environment: Using hair to clean up oil
PHOENIX – One Phoenix hair stylist is using his customers' discarded hair to help the environment.
