Outside the box: One reporter’s quest to stop junk mail
LOS ANGELES – Is it possible to end junk mail for good? No, but you can take some steps to lessen the daily avalanche.
Arcosanti: Grand experiment in sustainable living approaches its 50th year
ARCOSANTI – A reflection of 50 years of experimentation at the world renowned urban laboratory Arcosanti, and where the project will go next.
String of Grand Canyon fatalities isn’t unusual, officials say, no changes planned
GRAND CANYON – The death of a 70-year-old woman in April marked the fourth fatality in five weeks in or near Grand Canyon National Park. The deaths weren’t unusual, park officials say, and no new safety policies will be implemented
Bottled up: Brewers’ pitcher on a mission to cut single-use plastic
PHOENIX – Milwaukee Brewers lefthander Brent Suter is encouraging his team to go green by replacing plastic water bottles with reusable glass bottles.
Coming clean: A snapshot of Arizona’s energy makeup
RED VALLEY – There’s a long history of oil and gas production in the western U.S. including here in Arizona. As part of a collaboration with Elemental, we explain what Arizona’s energy mix is.
Crossroads: Ridesharing, delivery services, population boom challenge transit planners
PHOENIX – Transportation planners in Maricopa County work to provide sustainable mobility for a growing metro Phoenix.
Poll shows parents want climate change taught – what that looks like in one Arizona classroom
PHOENIX – A new poll shows Americans want schools to teach climate change. One Chandler high school teacher says she has talked about how the Earth’s climate is shifting for nearly 20 years in her earth and environmental science classes.
PodShare makes living near the beach affordable, if you don’t mind 37 roommates
VENICE, Calif. – Communal living is growing in popularity as rent and home prices climb in cultural hubs in Los Angeles. Companies like PodShare are capitalizing by renting dozens of bunks in affluent neighborhoods.
Migrant medical costs, Arcosanti experiment and day care inspections
PHOENIX – In Tuesday’s 5 p.m. broadcast, viewers decided which interviews they wanted to see on air. But we’re offering all the content here: the full stories, the in-depth interviews and the community comments.
Report: Phoenix, Tucson among fastest-warming cities in nation since 1970
WASHINGTON - Phoenix and Tucson were two of the fastest-warming cities in the nation over the last five decades, according to a new report that said Tucson's average increase of 4.48 degrees was third-biggest in the country and Phoenix's 4.35-degree rise was good for fourth place.
Arizona supports ‘Waters of U.S.’ rule change, but wants to delay enactment
PHOENIX – Arizona supports a proposed federal rule change redefining what’s considered a “Water of the United States,” but is asking for more time.
Advocacy group: Gila River is America’s most endangered
PHOENIX – The Gila River faces a consequential year in 2019. It is the deadline to finalize an environmental review for a Gila River diversion project in New Mexico. The project has long been up in the air.
