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Chandler council approves slight dip in tax rate

7/10/2023
The Chandler City Council’s unanimous approval of its annual property tax levies, at its June 29 meeting, put an official end to the fiscal year 2024 budget planning cycle. At that …

Scottsdale’s new green building code takes effect

7/4/2023
Scottsdale’s 2021 International Green Construction Code is now mandatory. The code was adopted in December by Scottsdale City Council and took effect July 1. The IGCC change helps Scottsdale …

Scottsdale’s sustainability plan not coming in view …

5/30/2023
Where the city of Scottsdale currently stands environmentally should be clearer when the city council looks at the Scottsdale’s sustainability plan July 10. Sustainability Director Lisa …

Smithsonian adds Scottsdale-tested, self-driving …

4/21/2023
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is adding a first-generation “zero-occupant” self-driving delivery vehicle powered by sustainable energy to its robot …

Learn about landscape conversion, register for …

3/29/2023
Peoria’s Sustainable University is hosting a Designing for the Desert-Landscape Conversions class, offering information on xeriscape principals that could help to lower water use in your home.

Join the city of Peoria for Earth Day 2023

3/27/2023
The city of Peoria is inviting residents to help better the environment in honor of Earth Day 2023 and clean the Paloma Regional Preserve, starting at Paloma Community Park, on April 1, from 8 a.m.to 11 a.m.

Scottsdale sustainability plan has a ways to go

3/15/2023
After a year of work by city staff and residents, Scottsdale’s sustainability plan still has a ways to go. That was the consensus at the Scottsdale City Council’s March 7 …

Adjusting Peoria’s code to conserve water

12/2/2022
In this new era of water reductions, Peoria is doing a number of things to help reduce water use within the city.

Drought-resilient landscapes forum coming to Glendale

10/4/2022
A presentation on drought resilient landscapes is coming up as part of the Glendale Water Services Department’s Green Living Series.

Register for Peoria's Sustainable University

9/9/2022
The city of Peoria’s Sustainable University program has returned.

2 ‘Green Living’ classes available in Glendale …

9/2/2022
The city ’s Green Living classes, sponsored by the Glendale Water Services Department, Conservation and Sustainable Living Division, will take place this month.

City of Scottsdale to address heat management

8/19/2022
Heat remains one of the region’s top sustainability challenges, with far-reaching impacts on health, infrastructure, environment and economic well-being. That’s why Scottsdale City Council will discuss the development of the city’s first Heat Mitigation Plan at a council work session on Sept. 13, along with details about the Scottsdale Sustainability Plan 2022.