WM Phoenix Open's 'zero-waste' event continues into 2022

Hundreds of thousands of spectators will be at the WM Phoenix Open and that means a lot of trash. But that trash, all of it, won't go to waste.

As Rio Verde residents deal with end-of-the-year water shutoff, Maricopa County officials offer alternatives

Maricopa County officials discussed alternatives with residents of the Rio Verde area, as residents there are facing a deadline set by the City of Scottsdale to shut off their water supply.

Upcoming fleet of USPS trucks has terrible gas mileage, EPA reports

A U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of mail-delivery trucks has too few electric vehicles and falls short of President Joe Biden’s goals to address climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday.

El Mirage pauses recycling program 'until further notice'

Parks and Sons, El Mirage's sanitation provider, is no longer making their recycling facility available for use. Authorities did not disclose specific reasons for the change.

Arizona utility regulators again reject clean energy rules

The three Republicans on the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission joined to defeat the new standards, which would have required the state’s utilities to get 50% of their power from sources that do not emit carbon dioxide by 2035 and 100% by 2070.

What you should know about desalination, proposed by Gov. Doug Ducey as a solution to Arizona's water crisis

During his final state of the state address on Jan. 10, Gov. Doug Ducey talked about plans to invest $1 billion towards desalination efforts as a way to solve Arizona's water crisis. Here's what you should know about the technology.

How warming affects Arctic sea ice, polar bears

As world leaders meet to try to ramp up efforts to curb climate change, the specter of polar bears looms over them.

Gators contaminated by massive diesel spill get scrubbing, teeth cleaned

Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, scrubbing their hides and brushing their teeth with Dawn dish soap after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a Louisiana wetland. 78 gators have been rescued so far, but more than 100 animals have been found dead in the area.

Teen shot at Phoenix Wendy's and desalination for Arizona: some of our top stories from this week

It's been a week filled with sad as well as offbeat stories. From a teen fast food restaurant worker who was shot in the head, to an Arizona CEO who is offering new hires bonuses to quit, here's a list of this week's top stories.

Newsmaker Saturday - Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Sarah Porter
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Part 1: FOX 10's John Hook talks to Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University about the COVID-19 omicron variant. Part 2: Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, discusses the pros and cons of Pacific ocean desalination to create clean drinking water in Arizona.

Waste in Sri Lanka landfill killing elephants, conservationists warn

Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in the dump in Pallakkadu village in Ampara district.

Gov. Ducey’s planned desalination plant unlikely to be a quick reality

During his state of the state address, Doug Ducey proposed setting aside $1 billion for a desalination plant to “secure Arizona’s water future for the next 100 years.”

27 people rescued from floating ice chunk in Green Bay

Authorities rescued 27 people from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin, the sheriff's office said Sunday.

20 Yellowstone wolves killed by hunters after roaming from park

Hunters shot and killed a record number of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves that had roamed from the park in recent months.

Phoenix among those voluntarily losing Colorado River water

The Colorado River serves more than 40 million people in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Wyoming, Utah and Mexico. Lake Mead and Lake Powell store the water and are used to gauge the river’s health.