Phoenix expects to have a single coordinated heat response plan fully operational by May 1. The citywide plan will focus heavily on several blocks around the Human Services Campus between downtown and the state Capitol complex. It’s where hundreds of people are living in tents.

Ignacio Mesa operates a small winery off State Route 260 in Camp Verde where he planted his first vines in 2002. Climate change is making it hard to consistently produce good wine year after year, Mesa said, and he’s not alone.

After changing rising prices on electricity for homes with solar panels, the court found SRP used pricing structures to deter customers from buying solar panels.

Last spring, Phoenix and Tucson residents saw something unusual on saguaros — the majestic cactus suddenly sprouted side blooms. Photographers loved it, but it worried scientists, who believed the flowers were a response to intense drought.
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The Colorado River is in dire straits. It provides water to millions of us here in the arid Southwest, and ongoing drought driven by climate change is threatening its future. But one Arizona tribe is in a unique position: It has water to spare.

A black-footed ferret in Colorado has become one of the first cloned, endangered animals to reach sexual maturity. The stakes for successful breeding are high – and controversial. KJZZ asked Phoenix’s own black-footed ferret breeding facility for comment.

Officials with the Tonto National Forest are launching an improvement project to reduce the risk of wildfires. It will begin in February.

Meeting Arizona’s water demand includes drawing from massive stores of water in underground aquifers. But some experts say groundwater is overtaxed and shouldn’t be seen as a long-term solution for a region where the water supply is expected to shrink in the decades to come.

The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled a Jan. 20 virtual forum so people can hear from companies seeking to build large solar energy projects near metro Phoenix.