Twenty-nine of the more than 2,000 water treatment facilities in Colorado do not meet strict new federal limits on the amount of dangerous "forever chemicals" in their drinking water supplies and it will cost millions to clean those toxins out of the water. The public water systems that do not meet new standards of 4 parts per trillion for the chemicals, which generally are referred to as ...
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Apr. 10—North Scottsdale has been in development-related news repeatedly over the past year, with Axon, One Scottsdale, ASM, Optima McDowell Mountain and the Parque planning projects that will bring thousands of apartments and condos north of Shea Boulevard. South Scottsdale? Not so much. While the area has been relatively quiet, that will change if Southdale is approved. This new mixed-use ...
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New Mexico and Arizona's governors are banding together to ask the federal government to help streamline the process of cleaning up old uranium mining sites, more than 650 of which litter the two states. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday sent a letter to Brenda Mallory, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, which coordinates federal public ...
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The Arizona Coyotes will attempt to purchase land in Phoenix to build a privately funded arena and entertainment district, the team announced Thursday night. The plan hinges on the club winning a land auction for the 110-acre site that will be auctioned off by the Arizona State Land Department on June 27. The appraised price of the site is $68.5 million. According to multiple media reports, ...
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The City of Flagstaff will provide $3.33 million to support the construction of 139 designated affordable apartment units in downtown Flagstaff. Last week, the Flagstaff City Council approved the measure, which will go to support a project by Foundation for Senior Living to construct the apartment complex on the site of the old Catholic school. The project is set to come in two phases. First, ...
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Apr. 1—A federal appeals court has nullified Holtec International's license to store commercial nuclear waste from power plants across the country in a temporary underground site the company wants to build in southeastern New Mexico. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' three-judge panel ruled the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacked the authority to grant a license for a private storage site ...
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Tragic events such as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing last week after being struck by a cargo ship are reminders of the importance of infrastructure and safety measures surrounding it. The Nevada Department of Transportation is tasked with surveying and maintaining the nearly 2,100 public bridges in the state — a task the department doesn’t take lightly. “The Nevada Department of ...
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As uranium mining ramps up near the Grand Canyon, New Mexico remains steadfast in its commitment not to sign off on uranium mining leases and instead seeks to clean up the toxic legacy left behind here. The New Mexico Environment Department plans this year to start on a uranium cleanup implementation plan, which includes drafting cleanup policies and procedures as well as assessing what sites ...
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Mar. 31—North Scottsdale drivers who are sighing in relief that the end of road renovations is in sight may now gulp in disbelief. Even bigger projects loom. But the dozen planned projects carry a key asterisk: Depending on voter approval. Indeed, in the truth-in-advertising category, Scottsdale could put up signs saying "Road Construction Ahead (Pending Funding)." The city has massive plans ...
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Construction and airport workers applauded the Phoenix City Council on Tuesday after it passed a new ordinance requiring contractors to enact heat safety protections for outdoor workers. The rule requires employers who work with the city to draft a heat safety plan that provides access to free and cool water for all employees, availability to take breaks as needed and for hydration, access to ...
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