Environment
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Where do old Christmas trees go? Yours might be at the bottom of Roosevelt Lake.
The recycled Christmas trees provide habitats for fish in man-made lakes across Arizona, including Roosevelt Lake.
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Volunteers with Desert Fence Busters are saving wildlife lives, one pipe at a time
Desert Fence Busters, a group of conservation professionals and volunteers, protects Sonoran Desert wildlife by restoring habitats.
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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California. A 32-page lawsuit filed on Jan. 17 in US District Court in Tucson, Arizona, accuses the US Interior Department and…
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After a year of outcry, Arizona’s wildcat subdivisions and groundwater drilling remain a problem
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
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Arizona Legislature introduces bill to legalize new burial method
An Arizona lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow people to return to the earth in a more renewable way through human composting.
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VIDEO: More foreign companies are pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free
No, you’re not having déjà vu: there are more foreign companies pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free. Here’s why this keeps happening. @coppercourier No, you’re not having déjà vu: there are more foreign companies pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free. Here’s why this keeps happening. Plus, if you want to get that cool t-shirt that Camaron…
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Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
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Biden’s Signature Climate Law Will Create a Domestic Jobs and Manufacturing Boom, Study Finds
A new report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically lower the cost of solar and wind energy projects, create millions of new jobs, and more.
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Republicans’ Potential Repeal of Clean Energy Law Threatens Jobs, Communities, and Climate
House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives.
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Isaac School District Celebrates Federal Funding for Safer, Clean-Energy School Buses
The funding specifically comes from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which provides school districts with rebates to replace existing school buses with clean models.
