Plants are often a topic of discussion around Arizona — usually around whether they use too much water or provide wildfire fuels. Why one botanist says we should think about plants differently. And, Phoenix's city archeologist on why archeology is more than just artifacts.
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Bret Jaspers/KJZZPresident Donald Trump this week nominated Ted Cooke to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. Cooke is the former manager of the Central Arizona Project, whose canals bring water to the Valley. -
Gage Skidmore/CC BY 2.0Senate President Warren Petersen said Wednesday the breakthrough came when the Senate agreed to add some spending priorities of House Republicans to the package. -
In 2020, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that his state would be the first to build its own border wall. But, several years and more than $3 billion into the project, the wall barely exists.
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City of PhoenixPhoenix is one of just a handful of American cities to employ a city archaeologist. The position has existed since 1929, and is headquartered at the S’edav Va’aki Museum. -
Getty ImagesThere’s a remarkably simple, relatively affordable solution to keeping building temperatures down during the summer. It’s called reflective roofing, and the science is fairly basic: by coating roofs in light-colored, reflective materials, buildings absorb less heat. -
National Park ServiceThere are a lot of words used to describe how plants look or smell — think fragrant, prickly, tall or climbing. But there are also words that describe how and where plants grow — like invasive or native.
