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Habitat for Humanity unveils 1st 3D-printed Tempe home

3/19/2022
A Tempe couple with deep local roots recently received the keys to their brand-new home across the street from Clark Park. The twist: most of the house was built using a giant 3D printer, the first …

Tempe government zeroes in on sustainability

3/17/2022
In light of the climate crisis, Tempe’s government is working to transform the city by zeroing in on sustainability. 

Project Cities moves into third year with Peoria

1/13/2022
Project Cities is kicking off its third year of working with the city of Peoria, bringing ASU faculty and students alongside city staff to improve quality of life for residents.

Arizona Land Consulting closes on latest addition to …

12/22/2021
BUCKEYE —   Arizona Land Consulting, a woman-owned land consulting firm, recently announced the closing of a 67-acre property near the Buckeye KOREPlex facility. The $8.3 million …

ASU honored for sustainability efforts

12/14/2021
Arizona State University is more than just the nation’s most innovative institute for higher education. It’s also one of its most sustainable.

Southwest Phoenix apartment complex to go ‘carbon …

11/15/2021
A Massachusetts-based real estate firm is targeting the southwest Valley and making the area more sustainable in the process.

Scottsdale’s first multi-faceted sustainability plan …

10/2/2021
City of Scottsdale, with the assistance of Arizona State University, advances in a broader sustainability plan to be implemented within municipal operations and the greater community.  As …

Tempe-based Icon Power receives national distinction

9/3/2021
Just a little more than four years after launching in Arizona, Icon Power, a solar energy company owned by two brothers, Jake and Jordan Bastian, has been honored for its rapid growth on a national level.

AZ goes EV: Rate of electric car ownership relatively …

7/7/2021
For a mostly red state, Arizona has a lot of blue-state company when it comes to states ranked by electric vehicle ownership, according to recent government data.

Ask The Editor: Why doesn’t Glendale recycle glass?

6/25/2021
Question: Just curious why Glendale is the only major city in Arizona much less the entire U.S., that does not recycle glass. I questioned this several years ago and was told “we were looking into it but recycling glass makes costs too high.” Why can other cities make it work? I take my glass to a friend's house in Phoenix and Peoria for recycling. And at what point do we look at the environmental costs of just throwing everything in the landfill? — Lisa C., Glendale

Phoenix, SRP partner on new EV charging

5/10/2021
The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday approved funding for 11 new dual-port electric vehicle charging stations to be placed around the city at public libraries and parks.

ASU, Starbucks extend partnership into sustainability …

5/3/2021
Arizona State University and Starbucks are expanding their seven-year partnership and moving it in a new direction.