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Study: Pinal is 2nd most at-risk U.S. county for being uninhabitable

by Melissa | Dec 20, 2020 | Environment

Study: Pinal is 2nd most at-risk U.S. county for being uninhabitable by Bob McGovern | inMaricopa Pinal County farmland. Google Earth A recent study says Pinal County is the second most at-risk county in the United States of being uninhabitable in the near future due...

6 Arizona counties may be uninhabitable in next 30 years due to climate change, study shows

by Melissa | Dec 17, 2020 | Environment

6 Arizona counties may be uninhabitable in next 30 years due to climate change, study shows by Hunter Bassler | 12News Six of Arizona’s counties are at risk of being uninhabitable in the near future due to climate change, a ProPublica and Rhodium Group study...

Unauthorized activities on Casa Grande Mountain are raising safety concerns

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2020 | Casa Grande, Environment

Unauthorized activities on Casa Grande Mountain are raising safety concerns by Gabrielle Olivera | Casa Grande Dispatch This debirs was found dumped on Casa Grande Mountain./Steve Hardesty, City of Casa Grande Casa Grande Mountain welcomes hikers, cyclists and even...

Casa Grande action plans to integrate water and land use planning

by Melissa | Nov 27, 2020 | Casa Grande, Environment

Casa Grande action plans to integrate water and land use planning by Gabrielle Olivera | Casa Grande Dispatch The city is one of seven communities in Arizona that will begin action plans to integrate water and land use planning with the Growing Water Smart program....

Rainforest at Biosphere 2 offers glimpse into future of the Amazon

by Melissa | Oct 16, 2020 | Environment, Organizations

Rainforest at Biosphere 2 offers glimpse into future of the Amazon by Daniel Stolte | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Tropical forests may be more resilient to predicted temperature increases under global climate change than previously thought, a study published...

Solar project development speeding up in Arizona, with thousands of acres in play

by Melissa | Oct 12, 2020 | Development, Environment

Solar project development speeding up in Arizona, with thousands of acres in play by Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal Governments and businesses shifting to renewable energy has led to a series of massive land deals in Arizona for solar projects, with more in...