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Phoenix pollution
Residents in Maricopa and Pinal counties can take a survey about environmental challenges and where they get their information as part of the Maricopa Association of Governments' regional plan to reduce climate pollution.
Oct. 31, 2023
Bureau of Land Management sign
The Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment for a plan to treat Invasive plants.
Oct. 31, 2023
coldwater fire
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has awarded nearly $8 million in grants to help reduce the risk of wildfire.
Oct. 30, 2023
Boreal forests comprise one-quarter of the world’s woodlands and exert a substantial influence on Earth’s climate. Now, research is changing our picture of how these massive carbon storehouses react to forest fires.
Oct. 26, 2023
Arizona and the Western United States have struggled with big wildfires in recent years. Mexico’s ecosystem is similar to Arizona’s, but an Northern Arizona University researcher says it has not had a problem with large blazes in its ponderosa forests.
Oct. 23, 2023
The Diamond Fire doubles overnight
Arizona is one of a handful of states that a new report says is most at risk of carbon loss due to wildfires.
Oct. 23, 2023
Three people move brush and limbs in the forest
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says wildfire dangers still persist in Arizona.
Oct. 21, 2023
Excavator moves dirt
The community meetings on Oct. 30 and Nov. 2 will cover ongoing flood control projects, models of what’s next for flood-prone areas and winter preparations.
Oct. 20, 2023
prescribed burn
The Bureau of Land Management will burn piles of cut brush near Lake Pleasant and the Forest Service will carry out prescribed burns about 25 miles north of Globe.
Oct. 18, 2023
Trees and plants at the wetland
Phoenix and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management are planning a controlled burn Oct. 17 at the Tres Rios Wetlands in southwestern Phoenix.
Oct. 13, 2023
Coronado National Forest
Prescribed burns will soon begin in the Coronado National Forest, north of Tucson.
Oct. 7, 2023
The Salt River at sunset
The Salt River Fire is nearly contained. Those in and around the East Valley who continue to smell smoke should take precautions and limit their time outside.
Oct. 6, 2023
East Verde River
Phoenix will give the Nature Conservancy close to half a million dollars over three years to support flows and water quality in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Oct. 5, 2023
Water quickly overwhelmed small culverts
Coconino County and the U.S. Forest Service are wrapping up a creek stabilization project on four miles of waterway that were damaged in a wildfire last year.
Oct. 4, 2023
Flagstaff Arizona sign Fort Valley Road
The Forest Service is holding a community meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. to discuss its progress on the Cecil Fire in northern Arizona.
Oct. 2, 2023
Wildfires are costing the U.S. anywhere up to hundreds of billions of dollars a year, a new report from a federal wildland fire commission released Wednesday says.
Sep. 27, 2023
Trees on the slopes of a mountain
In 2022, a fire tore through 40 square miles of the eastern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, burning away the trees and grasses that bolster the hills’ resilience against rainwater runoff. Since then, county officials have raced against more rain to control that runoff.
Sep. 26, 2023
Trees on fire
There were about 300 more wildfires this year than in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Officials said weather conditions led to the overall rise in wildfires.
Sep. 23, 2023
State auditors say they’ve been urging the Fire Marshal’s Office since 1988 to set up a legally required safety inspection program for schools and public buildings. A new review of the Marshal’s parent agency says it still hasn’t happened.
Sep. 21, 2023
Bureau of Land Management sign
As temperatures cool, public lands agencies have begun to carry out prescribed burns to thin fuels and reduce the risk of wildfire, and one of those fires will take place northwest of Phoenix.
Sep. 19, 2023

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