http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/environment environment news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service. 2012-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ 20:59:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Nick Dranias, director of the Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark B. Evans and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, and Matt Russell has the top weekend dining picks. 2012-05-18T20:59:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ 15:29:00Z Kate Galbraith The Rio Grande near El Paso has run dry — a situation that hasn’t occurred in almost 10 years — removing a key source of water for the city. “There is currently no water in the river.” 2012-05-18T15:29:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ 15:11:00Z Samantha Stainburn The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that it will seek to slap tariffs ranging from 31 percent to 250 percent on solar panels imported from China. 2012-05-18T15:11:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Beginning Saturday, active-duty military can receive a free annual pass that gives service members and their dependents access to more than 2,000 public land sites, including America’s national parks. 2012-05-16T17:44:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ 16:58:00Z Julian Aguilar In what the leader of an environmental group said was a surprising and stunning blow to an effort to stop a Mexican company from mining coal on the Texas-Mexico border, an American Indian tribe has backed out of the fight. 2012-05-16T16:58:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ 18:25:00Z Dylan Smith Increased wildfire risks have caused Coronado National Forest officials to implement restrictions on campfires and smoking. 2012-05-15T18:25:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ 19:52:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Fire officials have ended investigations into the sources of last summer’s Horseshoe 2 and Monument fires that burned more than 250,000 acres in Southeastern Arizona with no clear determination of how they began. 2012-05-14T19:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_fire_restrictions/fire-restrictions-effect-southern-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_fire_restrictions/fire-restrictions-effect-southern-arizona/ 17:35:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Continuing dry and hot conditions in Southern Arizona have created the high risk for wildfires, and Pima County and the Bureau of Land Management are enforcing fire restrictions on state and federal lands. 2012-05-07T17:35:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_pinto_creek_mine/opponents-still-fighting-pinto-creek-mine-after-two-decades/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_pinto_creek_mine/opponents-still-fighting-pinto-creek-mine-after-two-decades/ 15:54:00Z Salvador Rodriguez Despite an appeals court ruling three years ago, copper mining continues at the Carlota Mine at Pinto Creek, near Globe. “The regulatory bodies just ignored the ruling and allowed them to go right ahead and destroy the area,” one opponent said. 2012-05-03T15:54:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050212_tribe_vs_solar/tribe-pushes-back-against-quartzsite-solar-plant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050212_tribe_vs_solar/tribe-pushes-back-against-quartzsite-solar-plant/ 15:11:00Z Jessica Testa By this time next year, a 653-foot solar tower – an industrial pipe taller than the Washington Monument – will rise from La Posa Plain if the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project earns approval. Members of the Quechan Tribe oppose the project. “What if someone wanted to put solar panels on the Vatican?” 2012-05-02T15:11:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050112_tucson_drifts_op/tucson-portland-ized-it-should-so-fortunate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050112_tucson_drifts_op/tucson-portland-ized-it-should-so-fortunate/ 17:02:00Z Jon Talton Guest opinion: What’s the biggest danger facing Arizona’s second city? According to Roger Yohem, writing in Inside Tucson Business, it is that the Old Pueblo will become Portland-ized. It should be so fortunate. 2012-05-01T17:02:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_state_fedds/phx-businessman-az-should-tell-feds-go-away/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_state_fedds/phx-businessman-az-should-tell-feds-go-away/ 15:19:00Z Dustin Volz There are at least two measures currently being considered in Arizona that would let the state tell the federal government to buzz off. 2012-05-01T15:19:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_az_buffelgrass/az-officials-battle-invasive-buffelgrass/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_az_buffelgrass/az-officials-battle-invasive-buffelgrass/ 16:10:00Z Samantha Esquivel Limited in resources and funding, Arizona officials to try to stop one of the state’s oldest and largest environmental threats: buffelgrass. 2012-04-30T16:10:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042812_romney_big_oil/is-big-oil-backing-romney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042812_romney_big_oil/is-big-oil-backing-romney/ 20:31:00Z D'Angelo Gore A pro-Obama TV ad says that “big oil” pledged $200 million to help Mitt Romney, making him the industry’s “$200 million man.” But that’s a pretty slippery claim. 2012-04-28T20:31:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_az_hotshots_training/for-hotshot-crews-training-key-safe-firefighting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_az_hotshots_training/for-hotshot-crews-training-key-safe-firefighting/ 22:28:00Z Connor Radnovich Firefighters working in remote locations to get ahead of the most dangerous sections of fires rely on hard training to stay out of perilous situations. 2012-04-25T22:28:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_buckmaster/buckmaster-wasting-water-will-cost-you/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_buckmaster/buckmaster-wasting-water-will-cost-you/ 22:20:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A conversation with Dr. Victoria Maizes, of the Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson Water cop Tony Almodova, and Tucson film industry advocate Eric Schumacher. 2012-04-25T22:20:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_dispose_meds/pima-co-oro-valley-collect-old-medications/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_dispose_meds/pima-co-oro-valley-collect-old-medications/ 21:56:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Town of Oro Valley will be collecting old or unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on Saturday. 2012-04-25T21:56:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_household_waste/hazardous-household-waste-drop-off-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_household_waste/hazardous-household-waste-drop-off-saturday/ 20:15:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Anyone with old or unwanted cleaning products, paint or computer equipment around the house is encouraged to safely dispose of them during the City of Tucson’s annual hazardous waste collection drive. 2012-04-25T20:15:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_bp_spill_charges/feds-file-criminal-charges-bp-gulf-oil-spill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_bp_spill_charges/feds-file-criminal-charges-bp-gulf-oil-spill/ 02:18:00Z Abrahm Lustgarten The U.S. Department of Justice has filed criminal charges alleging that a former BP employee destroyed critical evidence in the early days of the Gulf oil spill. 2012-04-25T02:18:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_blm_burros_adoption/blm-hopes-find-homes-wild-horses-burros/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_blm_burros_adoption/blm-hopes-find-homes-wild-horses-burros/ 22:45:00Z Mariana Dale The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro adoption at the Pima County Fairgrounds starting Friday. 2012-04-24T22:45:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_immigration_environment_ad/calif-group-inflates-numbers-immigration-ad/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042312_immigration_environment_ad/calif-group-inflates-numbers-immigration-ad/ 18:03:00Z Brooks Jackson An ad from a group called Californians for Population Stabilization claims controlling immigration is “part of the solution” to global warming. 2012-04-23T18:03:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_mex_volcano/volcano-mexico-spews-ash-toward-puebla/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_mex_volcano/volcano-mexico-spews-ash-toward-puebla/ 19:55:00Z Global Post A plume of ash was headed east toward the state capital of Puebla from Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, which continued its eruptions Friday. 2012-04-20T19:55:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_campfires/group-wants-campfire-ban-until-monsoon-starts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_campfires/group-wants-campfire-ban-until-monsoon-starts/ 16:22:00Z Ivy Morris Campfires Limited, a grassroots organization is asking the U.S. Forest Service for an annual ban on campfires between May 1 through July 15. 2012-04-20T16:22:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_buckmaster/buckmaster-supervisors-poised-pick-new-lawmaker/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041912_buckmaster/buckmaster-supervisors-poised-pick-new-lawmaker/ 21:53:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias, Thomas Lindell about St. Philips In the Hills transition to solar, and consumer affairs contributor Tom Collier. 2012-04-19T21:53:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_land_exchange/lawmaker-preserve-military-bases-land-swaps/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_land_exchange/lawmaker-preserve-military-bases-land-swaps/ 03:53:00Z Tarryn Mento A state lawmaker wants to give voters a second chance to approve land exchanges that allow the preservation of military installations. 2012-04-18T03:53:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_pipeline/first-phase-navajo-gallup-water-pipeline-project-okd/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_pipeline/first-phase-navajo-gallup-water-pipeline-project-okd/ 17:16:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The Department of the Interior said Monday it has awarded a $10.75 million contract for the construction of the first phase of the long-awaited Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. 2012-04-17T17:16:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_forrest_water/local-man-tapped-lead-tucson-water/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_forrest_water/local-man-tapped-lead-tucson-water/ 23:30:00Z Dylan Smith After a nationwide search, longtime local water professional Alan Forrest was picked to lead Tucson Water. The municipal utility has been without a director since November 2010. 2012-04-16T23:30:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041512_texas_uranium/texas-sees-renewed-push-uranium-mining/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041512_texas_uranium/texas-sees-renewed-push-uranium-mining/ 19:29:00Z Kate Galbraith Uranium has been mined in Texas for decades, but companies see a potential hike in demand for their product. 2012-04-15T19:29:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_national_parks_haze/national-parks-focus-planned-haze-rule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_national_parks_haze/national-parks-focus-planned-haze-rule/ 20:37:00Z Kate Galbraith By November, the EPA is supposed to complete a plan that could regulate emissions from dozens of Texas’ industrial plants, with the goal of reducing haze at parks. 2012-04-14T20:37:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ 19:35:00Z Devin McIntyre At Arizona State University, student-entrepreneurs are getting help with funding to further start-up companies through the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative. 2012-04-14T19:35:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_cd8_final_gop_debate/candidates-face-off-last-gop-debate-before-cd8-primary/ 16:28:00Z Mariana Dale Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Frank Antenori and Dave Sitton faced off in the final CD8 Republican debate before Tuesday’s special primary. 2012-04-13T16:28:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_az_brewer_wildfires/brewer-signs-plan-arm-az-against-wildfires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_az_brewer_wildfires/brewer-signs-plan-arm-az-against-wildfires/ 03:35:00Z Ivy Morris Gov. Jan Brewer signed the State Forester’s Preparedness Plan assigning firefighting resources to areas at high-risk for wildfires. 2012-04-12T03:35:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-streetcar-make-tucson-more-livable-city/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-streetcar-make-tucson-more-livable-city/ 21:36:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Jan Cervelli, dean of UA’S College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Bill Doelle, head of Archaeology Southwest; Bill McDorman, of Native Seeds Search; and Keith Rosenblum, Buckmaster contributor on Mexico. 2012-04-11T21:36:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0401112_walk_n_roll/kids-gear-up-walk-n-roll-school/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0401112_walk_n_roll/kids-gear-up-walk-n-roll-school/ 18:45:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Students around Tucson won’t be hiding inside this Friday the 13th when they walk, ride, skate and scooter to school to improve Pima County’s air quality in the annual Walk n’ Roll to School Day. 2012-04-11T18:45:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041012_electric_drag_racing/electric-drag-racing-powers-into-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041012_electric_drag_racing/electric-drag-racing-powers-into-tucson/ 04:52:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Tucson Clean Cities has partnered with Bookmans to bring electric vehicle drag racing to Tucson for the first time. 2012-04-11T04:52:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_farming_drought/feds-approve-drought-disaster-aid-az-farmers-ranchers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_farming_drought/feds-approve-drought-disaster-aid-az-farmers-ranchers/ 06:30:00Z Ivy Morris The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Maricopa, Pima and several other Arizona counties as disaster areas due to drought that continued in 2011, making farmers and ranchers eligible for low-interest emergency loans. 2012-04-10T06:30:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_water_tribes/senators-urge-tribal-leaders-act-water-settlement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_water_tribes/senators-urge-tribal-leaders-act-water-settlement/ 01:17:00Z Victoria Pelham Arizona’s senators urged tribal leaders Thursday to move quickly on a proposed settlement of water-rights claims so they can push the bill through Congress before this session ends. 2012-04-06T01:17:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_az_rural_water/rural-residents-criticize-cuts-state-water-grant-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_az_rural_water/rural-residents-criticize-cuts-state-water-grant-program/ 16:47:00Z Sara Smith Lack of funding for staffing is threatening the Arizona Water Protection Fund, which provides grants to landowners to protect against flooding damage from the Gila River. 2012-04-04T16:47:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_pollution_seasons/rise-pima-county-pollution-predicted-summer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_pollution_seasons/rise-pima-county-pollution-predicted-summer/ 18:33:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Rising summer temperatures and increased vehicle emissions can cause the formation of a pollutant called “ground-level zone” that can cause short-term health effects. 2012-04-03T18:33:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_energy_summit/obama-talks-energy-trade-with-canada-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_energy_summit/obama-talks-energy-trade-with-canada-mexico/ 23:24:00Z Global Post President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up the “three amigos” North America summit Monday where energy and trade topped the agenda. 2012-04-02T23:24:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_misleading_energy_ads/more-keystone-pipeline-piffle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_misleading_energy_ads/more-keystone-pipeline-piffle/ 20:07:00Z Brooks Jackson The misleading assault on the president’s energy policies continues. Regarding the pipeline, there’s nothing stopping more Canadian oil from coming into the U.S. right now. Existing cross-border pipelines could carry perhaps 1 million additional barrels of oil per day. 2012-04-02T20:07:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_az_solar_firewood/solar-still-firewoods-shadow-heating-az-homes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_az_solar_firewood/solar-still-firewoods-shadow-heating-az-homes/ 16:20:00Z Salvador Rodriguez Only 1,620 Arizona homes rely on solar energy installations to provide heating, ranking sun-soaked Arizona seventh in the nation for homes with solar heating. 2012-03-31T16:20:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_parks_veto/brewer-vetoes-state-parks-revenue-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_parks_veto/brewer-vetoes-state-parks-revenue-bill/#When: 18:31:000 Nicole Gilbert Updated: Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill aimed at protecting Arizona State Parks’ revenue from legislative sweeps, but supporters said Friday they are optimistic about sending her a revised version this session. 2012-04-02T18:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_solyndra/ex-fbi-agent-dept-energy-knew-solyndra-risks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_solyndra/ex-fbi-agent-dept-energy-knew-solyndra-risks/ 21:13:00Z Ronnie Greene The Department of Energy was aware of the risks in backing Solyndra Inc., a start-up company that pocketed a half-billion dollar DOE loan, a former FBI agent who examined the company’s books found. 2012-03-29T21:13:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_buckmaster/buckmaster-astronomers-applaud-e-billboard-veto/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_buckmaster/buckmaster-astronomers-applaud-e-billboard-veto/ 20:44:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Conversations with Robert Webb, of the Geological Survey, certified public accountant Michael C. Flowers, Alexis Lerwill and Daryl Koeppel on young women in the auto mechanics industry, and Mark Sykes of the Planetary Science Institute. 2012-03-29T20:44:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_earth_hour/city-hall-will-turn-lights-off-earth-hour/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_earth_hour/city-hall-will-turn-lights-off-earth-hour/ 20:10:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Tucson will join cities around the world when lights are switched off to spotlight climate change during Earth Hour 2012 on Saturday. 2012-03-29T20:10:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_saguaro_ccc/saguaro-natl-park-honor-civilian-conservation-corps/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_saguaro_ccc/saguaro-natl-park-honor-civilian-conservation-corps/ 17:58:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Saguaro National Park is hosting the 3rd Annual Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition Day this Saturday to honor the Corps’ contributions to U.S. national parks. 2012-03-29T17:58:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_us_solar/official-us-playing-catch-up-solar-energy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_us_solar/official-us-playing-catch-up-solar-energy/ 18:12:00Z Jessica Testa The U.S. market for solar energy has grown substantially but still has a long way to go, said a federal official. Germany produces more solar power in a month than the United States does in a year. And Arizona, a natural place for solar development, ranks behind both California and New Jersey in production. 2012-03-28T18:12:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-wins-senate-approval/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-wins-senate-approval/ 15:19:00Z Jessica Testa A bill that would protect Arizona State Parks’ revenue from any further legislative sweeps was on its way to Gov. Jan Brewer’s desk Monday. 2012-03-27T15:19:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032512_recycling_electronics/time-recycle-those-old-electronics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032512_recycling_electronics/time-recycle-those-old-electronics/ 16:19:00Z Mariana Dale Tucson Clean and Beautiful will collect old computers, televisions and small appliances in its first electronic recycling collection of 2012. 2012-03-25T16:19:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032412_illegal_logging/world-bank-illegal-loggers-get-rich-with-impunity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032412_illegal_logging/world-bank-illegal-loggers-get-rich-with-impunity/ 20:07:00Z Heather Murdock Every year, gangs and corrupt officials make $10 billion to $15 billion from illegal logging, according to a World Bank report. 2012-03-24T20:07:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_obama_oil/obama-wanted-higher-gasoline-prices/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_obama_oil/obama-wanted-higher-gasoline-prices/ 15:14:00Z Robert Farley Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have repeatedly lifted several quotes out of context to allege that President Barack Obama and his administration actually wanted to drive up the price of gasoline, and have succeeded. 2012-03-23T15:14:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032212_tex_wild_burros/texas-park-seeks-nonlethal-strategy-wild-burros/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032212_tex_wild_burros/texas-park-seeks-nonlethal-strategy-wild-burros/ 21:32:00Z Holly Heinrich Texas has decided to suspend the killing of burros in Big Bend Ranch State Park and work with the Humane Society to find nonlethal methods of removing them. 2012-03-22T21:32:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032212_land_hunger_op/legislature-has-bad-case-land-fever/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032212_land_hunger_op/legislature-has-bad-case-land-fever/ 16:34:00Z Ed Perkins Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, once said, “There is no hunger like land hunger.” This may help explain why some legislators are again salivating over large tracts of Arizona’s topography. 2012-03-22T16:34:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_saguaro_plastic_bottles/saguaro-natl-park-bans-sales-bottled-water/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_saguaro_plastic_bottles/saguaro-natl-park-bans-sales-bottled-water/ 20:00:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Saguaro National Park will no longer use vending machines that dispense water and soda in disposable plastic bottles. 2012-03-21T20:00:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_lemmon_burn/controlled-burn-wednesday-mt-lemmon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_lemmon_burn/controlled-burn-wednesday-mt-lemmon/ 18:01:00Z Dylan Smith A controlled burn of thinned trees is taking place on Mt. Lemmon on Wednesday, a Forest Service spokeswoman said. 2012-03-21T18:01:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, climatologist Zack Guido, and the arts round-up with Margaret Regan. 2012-03-20T20:56:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_freeze_warning/weather-service-freeze-warning-overnight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_freeze_warning/weather-service-freeze-warning-overnight/ 00:09:00Z Maria Coxon Smith Prepare for a chilly night. A freeze warning is in effect for the Tucson area from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday. 2012-03-20T00:09:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_carrillo_trail/saguaro-natl-park-plans-re-route-carrillo-trail/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_carrillo_trail/saguaro-natl-park-plans-re-route-carrillo-trail/ 17:11:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Saguaro National Park will hold an open house meeting this Thursday to discuss changes being made to the Carrillo Trail. 2012-03-19T17:11:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031712_roe_democrats/tucsons-bill-roe-picked-lead-state-dems/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031712_roe_democrats/tucsons-bill-roe-picked-lead-state-dems/ 22:34:00Z Dylan Smith Tucson environmental activist Bill Roe was tapped Saturday to lead Arizona’s Democrats. He was elected by acclamation at a party meeting in Phoenix. 2012-03-17T22:34:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_churches_energy/tucson-churches-join-movement-linking-religion-sustainability/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_churches_energy/tucson-churches-join-movement-linking-religion-sustainability/ 16:13:00Z Jessica Testa A movement in Southern Arizona has dozens of churches of various faiths taking steps toward energy efficiency and renewable energy — not only to save money, but also to complement their long-standing doctrines of caring for the Earth. 2012-03-16T16:13:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_cyclovia_tucson/stroll-fresh-air-cyclovia-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_cyclovia_tucson/stroll-fresh-air-cyclovia-tucson/ 18:04:00Z Tim W. Glass Take an umbrella with you if you’re planning to hit the third annual Cyclovia Tucson this weekend. Cars will be banished from five miles of downtown streets; instead, walkers, bikers, skateboarders and others will be free to loop around the area. 2012-03-15T18:04:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_az_lead_bullets/lead-bullet-ban-could-help-california-condors-group-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_az_lead_bullets/lead-bullet-ban-could-help-california-condors-group-says/ 00:11:00Z Ivy Morris A new effort to get the federal government to ban lead-based ammunition used by big-game hunters is especially important for the dozens of California condors in Arizona and Utah. 2012-03-15T00:11:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-revenue-step-closer-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-revenue-step-closer-law/ 15:55:00Z Jessica Testa A bill that would protect Arizona State Parks revenue from legislative sweeps skipped over the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, taking it one step closer to becoming law. 2012-03-14T15:55:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031212_water_leaks/make-repair-during-fix-leak-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031212_water_leaks/make-repair-during-fix-leak-week/ 21:59:00Z Maria Coxon Smith Tucson Water is promoting “Fix a Leak Week” to bring attention to the amount of water lost through minor household leaks. 2012-03-12T21:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_palo_verde/one-year-after-japan-disaster-aps-says-palo-verde-nuke-plant-safe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_palo_verde/one-year-after-japan-disaster-aps-says-palo-verde-nuke-plant-safe/ 19:08:00Z Nicole Gilbert A year after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, operators of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station said Friday that events in Japan prompted new initiatives to prepare for emergencies. 2012-03-10T19:08:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_arizona_trail/forest-service-seeks-ideas-arizona-trail-upkeep/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_arizona_trail/forest-service-seeks-ideas-arizona-trail-upkeep/ 20:22:00Z Mariana Dale The U.S. Forest Service is seeking input on creating a maintenance plan for the Arizona Trail in workshops Monday through Thursday. 2012-03-09T20:22:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_air_quality/pima-county-issues-another-air-quality-advisory/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_air_quality/pima-county-issues-another-air-quality-advisory/ 15:48:00Z Dylan Smith High winds may mean trouble breathing for some, Pima County officials said Friday, as they issued the third air quality warning this week. People “with heart disease and respiratory sensitivities may wish to reduce their exposure to outside air.” 2012-03-09T15:48:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_i-10_closed/i-10-reopens-new-mexico-line-after-dust-storm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_i-10_closed/i-10-reopens-new-mexico-line-after-dust-storm/#When: 23:16:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Interstate 10 has reopened after a dust storm closed a 132-mile stretch of the highway from the Arizona state line to Las Cruces, N.M. 2012-03-07T23:16:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_solar_storm/scientists-epic-solar-storm-headed-earth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_solar_storm/scientists-epic-solar-storm-headed-earth/ 22:38:00Z David Trifunov Experts expect the largest solar storm in five years to reach Earth early Thursday. (with video) 2012-03-07T22:38:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_winds/winds-mean-air-quality-advisory-red-flag-warning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_winds/winds-mean-air-quality-advisory-red-flag-warning/ 18:30:00Z Dylan Smith High winds throughout Southern Arizona have led Pima County to issue an air quality advisory and the National Weather Service to put out a red flag warning Wednesday. 2012-03-07T18:30:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_dust_storm_warning/high-winds-could-bring-dust-storms/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_dust_storm_warning/high-winds-could-bring-dust-storms/#When: 12:21:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind advisory for Tuesday and motorists traveling through Southern Arizona are warned of the potential for dust storms that can cause low visibility. 2012-03-06T12:21:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_solon/solar-manufacturer-solon-bought-by-uae-firm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_solon/solar-manufacturer-solon-bought-by-uae-firm/ 19:07:00Z Dylan Smith Ailing solar module manufacturer Solon Corp., whose U.S. headquarters is in Tucson, has been acquired by a firm in the United Arab Emirates. Solon laid off its local production staff of 60 last year. 2012-03-06T19:07:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_energy_politics/dept-energy-backed-firms-award-bonuses-file-bankruptcy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_energy_politics/dept-energy-backed-firms-award-bonuses-file-bankruptcy/ 18:54:00Z Ronnie Greene Some green energy companies financed by the Department of Energy have gone bankrupt — but not before they doled out six-figure bonuses to top executives. 2012-03-06T18:54:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_chemical_exposure/study-industrial-chemicals-cause-hyperactivity-learning-problems/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_chemical_exposure/study-industrial-chemicals-cause-hyperactivity-learning-problems/ 17:25:00Z Lindsey Konkel Industrial chemicals, first linked to learning problems in children, may also play a role in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. 2012-03-06T17:25:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030412_fossil_fuels_op/opinion-implications-selling-homegrown-energy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030412_fossil_fuels_op/opinion-implications-selling-homegrown-energy/ 23:24:00Z Center for American Progress Two overarching goals should guide our energy policies: achieving a significant reduction in emissions of global warming pollutants and moving as fast as we can toward a clean energy economy. 2012-03-04T23:24:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030312_bp_settlement/bp-reaches-78-billion-settlement-over-oil-spill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030312_bp_settlement/bp-reaches-78-billion-settlement-over-oil-spill/ 21:01:00Z Jessica Phelan BP has reached a $7.8-billion settlement with thousands of people affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 2012-03-03T21:01:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_ed_sustainability/education-leaders-sustainability-mission-transcends-science/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_ed_sustainability/education-leaders-sustainability-mission-transcends-science/ 18:50:00Z Nicole Gilbert Universities and colleges are in an ideal position to promote sustainability to address climate change in ways that reach beyond science, Arizona State University’s president said Friday. 2012-03-03T18:50:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-revenue-clears-key-hurdle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_state_parks/bill-protect-state-parks-revenue-clears-key-hurdle/ 18:39:00Z Jessica Testa A bill that would protect Arizona State Parks from legislative sweeps of its gate and concession revenue won preliminary House approval Thursday after overcoming an attempt to narrow its scope. 2012-03-03T18:39:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_az_alternative_vehicles/group-touts-alternative-fuel-vehicles-az-capitol/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_az_alternative_vehicles/group-touts-alternative-fuel-vehicles-az-capitol/ 23:15:00Z Jessica Testa Arizona’s Clean Cities coalitions brought two dozen cars and trucks Tuesday to the State Capitol to show legislators the kinds of vehicles that have been and can be powered by alternative fuels. 2012-02-29T23:15:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_az_mohave_uranium/salazar-confident-uranium-mining-ban-will-hold-up-lawuit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_az_mohave_uranium/salazar-confident-uranium-mining-ban-will-hold-up-lawuit/ 17:07:00Z Salvador Rodriguez Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday he is confident a 20-year ban on uranium mining near the Grand Canyon will hold up to an industry lawsuit challenging the January withdrawal of the land by federal officials. 2012-02-29T17:07:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_buckmaster/buckmaster-litter-tarnishing-tucsons-image/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_buckmaster/buckmaster-litter-tarnishing-tucsons-image/ 20:38:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — Democrat David Crowe, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Mark Koskiniemi talks about his failed effort to get on the ballot for the special April 17th primary in CD8, and Joan Lionetti of Tucson Clean and Beautiful. 2012-02-28T20:38:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_wildfire_outlook/tough-wildfire-season-likely-after-dry-winter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_wildfire_outlook/tough-wildfire-season-likely-after-dry-winter/ 16:57:00Z Jessica Testa In the dry highlands of Arizona, it’s shaping up to be another tough wildfire season. 2012-02-28T16:57:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022712_air_quality/pima-county-issues-air-quality-warning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022712_air_quality/pima-county-issues-air-quality-warning/ 19:10:00Z Dylan Smith High winds may mean trouble breathing for some, Pima County officials said Monday. 45-mph gusts and dry conditions prompted them to issue an air quality advisory. People “with heart disease and respiratory sensitivities may wish to reduce their exposure to outside air.” 2012-02-27T19:10:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ 18:35:00Z Justin McCurry A plan to move a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa, Japan, to a less populated part of the island is meeting opposition by residents of the ecologically important stretch of coastline. 2012-02-27T18:35:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022412_az_endangered_fish/feds-list-2-az-fish-as-endangered/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022412_az_endangered_fish/feds-list-2-az-fish-as-endangered/ 16:21:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgraded two fish species to endangered Thursday, designating more than 700 miles of Arizona and New Mexico waterways as critical habitat in the process. 2012-02-24T16:21:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_az_solar_aora/spanish-firm-has-new-solar-power-vision-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_az_solar_aora/spanish-firm-has-new-solar-power-vision-az/ 23:21:00Z Cale Ottens A Spanish company setting up operations in Phoenix is promoting a new vision: developments built around generating stations providing solar power by day and generator power, preferably running on renewable fuels, after the sun goes down. 2012-02-23T23:21:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_az_algae/facilitys-expansion-puts-az-top-algae-research/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_az_algae/facilitys-expansion-puts-az-top-algae-research/ 15:26:00Z Connor Radnovich A five–fold expansion of the algae lab at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus will help move Arizona to the forefront of algae–based research and production, Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday. 2012-02-22T15:26:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022112_az_renewable_energy/feds-id-land-az-renewable-energy-projects/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022112_az_renewable_energy/feds-id-land-az-renewable-energy-projects/ 17:28:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The Bureau of Land Management has recommended 237,100 acres of public land in Arizona are suitable for renewable energy development, part of an effort to speed up the process for clean-energy companies looking to set up shop in the state. 2012-02-21T17:28:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_az_bottled_water/grand-canyon-bans-sales-bottled-water/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_az_bottled_water/grand-canyon-bans-sales-bottled-water/ 23:06:00Z Ivy Morris Concerned about the volume of plastic bottles in recycling bins and trash cans, not to mention discarded along roads and trails, the National Park Service is banning bottled water sales at the Grand Canyon as of March 10. 2012-02-20T23:06:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_desert_climate/study-climate-change-affecting-desert-plants-animals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_desert_climate/study-climate-change-affecting-desert-plants-animals/ 21:54:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service have completed a study identifying plant species near Tucson that are being affected by climate change. While some trees and shrubs show declines, cacti increase with the heat. 2012-02-20T21:54:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-tops-poll-happiest-winter-travel-spots/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-tops-poll-happiest-winter-travel-spots/ 20:48:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — Martha McSally, Republican candidate for CD8, Buckmaster environment contributor, Mitch Tobin, Allison Cooper of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Vistors Bureau, and Rum, Romanism and Rebellion blogger Ted Prezelski. 2012-02-16T20:48:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_indian_energy/tribes-back-ending-federal-oversight-indian-land-energy-projects/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_indian_energy/tribes-back-ending-federal-oversight-indian-land-energy-projects/ 16:40:00Z Victoria Pelham Tribal officials told a House committee Wednesday that federal regulation of energy projects on Indian lands is a “major bottleneck” that is stifling their economies and needs to be changed. 2012-02-16T16:40:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_az_resolution_copper/salazar-grilled-over-resolution-copper-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021612_az_resolution_copper/salazar-grilled-over-resolution-copper-bill/ 15:57:00Z Salvador Rodriguez Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Flagstaff, sought answers Wednesday from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about his department’s opposition to moving forward on the Resolution Copper land exchange. 2012-02-16T15:57:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021012_recycling_electronics/time-recycle-those-old-electronics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021012_recycling_electronics/time-recycle-those-old-electronics/ 04:19:00Z Mariana Dale Tucson Clean and Beautiful will collect old computers, televisions and small appliances in its first electronic recycling collection of 2012. 2012-02-16T04:19:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_dispose-a-med/toss-old-medicines-saturdays-dispose-a-med/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_dispose-a-med/toss-old-medicines-saturdays-dispose-a-med/ 16:56:00Z Dylan Smith Don’t flush your old medications, or throw them in the trash. You can dispose of prescription and over-the-counter drugs properly at a Dispose-a-Med event Saturday morning. 2012-02-15T16:56:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_roads/mt-lemmon-highway-open/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_roads/mt-lemmon-highway-open/#When: 15:13:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Updated: The Catalina Highway up Mt. Lemmon is open, with no requirements for chains or 4x4s, the Pima County Dep’t of Transportation said Wednesday afternoon. 2012-02-15T15:13:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_az_blm_solar/blm-sets-aside-land-near-yuma-potential-solar-site/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_az_blm_solar/blm-sets-aside-land-near-yuma-potential-solar-site/ 18:18:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The Bureau of Land Management on Monday put aside nearly 21,000 acres of public land near Yuma for the next two years while it studies its potential for use as a solar energy site. 2012-02-14T18:18:19+00:00