PHOENIX (April 28, 2021) — Governor Doug Ducey is calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to take prompt action to address Pentagon-related groundwater contamination near Arizona’s military installations. In an April 27 letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Governor Ducey requested DOD to identify as well as treat water in Arizona contaminated in the areas …
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Volunteer Newsletter – Spring 2021 Volunteers are blooming across Arizona As the desert warms, Adopt a Highway volunteer activity is soaring statewide. Individuals are shedding the indoors to meet up with their groups and conduct litter collection events as we move into the second quarter of 2021. A welcome sign after a nearly 50% reduction …
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Pima County, April 29, 2021 – As days grow longer and hotter in southern Arizona, levels of the air pollutant ground-level ozone begin to climb. Ozone pollution season begins in April and lasts through September. Fortunately, the air quality in Pima County is usually in the “good” or “moderate” range during this time period. There …
Event by Vice Mayor Nikki Lee, Ward 4 City of Tucson and Trees for Tucson Lincoln Regional Park Tucson, AZ Friday at 9 AM MST 61–91°F Sunny Price: Free Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Join Vice Mayor Nikki Lee and special guest, Mayor Regina Romero, in planting 57 trees in Lincoln Regional Park …
Facebook Event link: https://fb.me/e/21FhEDvrh TCB Presenter Series:10 Tips to Grow Native Desert Trees with Harvested Waterpresentation & discussion with Ann Audrey5:45pm,Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Planting these trees in appropriate locations and supporting them with harvested water can provide our homes and neighborhoods with shady, climate-resilient trees, while saving precious (and costly) drinking water. Ann will …
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ADEQ is holding this quarterly webinar series to provide demos of applications in myDEQ, ADEQ’s online portal. The webinars will help familiarize businesses and myDEQ users with online processes for managing environmental permits, submitting compliance reports, paying fees and more. The webinars will also include an opportunity for attendees to have questions answered. Thursday, May …
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Public Notice & 30-Day Public Comment Period ADEQ welcomes comments on the proposed reissuance of an Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) general permit, authorizing De Minimis discharges to waters of the U.S. The proposed permit is intended to replace permit AZG2016-001, which was issued on June 1, 2016, and expires on May 31, 2021. The comment …
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American Lung Association State of the Air Report 2021 for 2017-2019 Ranks Arizona’s Air Quality Improved for Particle Pollution andWorse for Ozone Pollution PHOENIX (April 21, 2021) – The American Lung Association State of the Air 2021 report released today. It shows an improved national air quality ranking for Arizona for particle pollution and a …
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PtD as We Move Into The Post-COVID Era NIOSH has funded a series of annual workshops to advance Prevention through Design (PtD) knowledge, promote the implementation of PtD, and promote the instrucion of PtD in construction management and construction engineering programs at US colleges and universities. Arizona State University hosted the first of five PtD …
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