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Arizona misses out on major EPA funding for climate programs
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday awarded $4.3 billion to dozens of climate programs across the country. But none of that money is headed to Arizona. The historic investment in greenhouse gas reduction programs was outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. States, local governments and tribes were invited to apply this spring for Climate Pollution Reduction Grants from the EPA to address climate change in their communities. Most states and many major cities in the U.S. submitted applications. The EPA awarded 25 grants.
Crews making good progress against Romero and Circle fires in rural Arizona
PHOENIX – Crews are making good progress controlling two wildfires in rural Arizona near Kearny, officials said Tuesday. The Romero Fire and Circle Fire have both stabilized in recent days, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The Romero Fire consumed 7,000 acres about 13 miles...
AZ Supreme Court: school districts can't recoup desegregation taxes
PHOENIX -- School districts that spend money on court-ordered desegregation programs are not entitled to get reimbursed by the state, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices said state lawmakers did nothing wrong in 2018 when they said such costs were the sole responsibility of district residents and not of taxpayers across the state.
John Force leaves Arizona hospital; moved to outpatient care
Legendary drag racer John Force is out of the hospital. He will now be moved to an outpatient treatment near his California home. Force has been in a hospital for the past month. He had a catastrophic engine failure during the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in North Dinwiddie, Virginia.
Arizona's Goldwater era marked by anti-Communist furor, a shift to the right
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? | The Goldwater era The podcast series "Rediscovering: The Roots of Radicalism" looks at Arizona history and Arizona extremists dating to the state’s time as a U.S. territory after the Civil War. ...
Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are...
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