US approves oil and gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

The Trump administration on Monday took another step to opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil and gas, potentially fulfilling a decades-long dream for Republicans.

USFWS: New border wall near unique wetlands in Arizona endangered water supply

A federal agency says the wall is being built near unique wetlands at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge and water being pumped from the wetlands for construction can endanger the fish in the ponds.

US West faces dropping water levels in Colorado River, prolonged droughts

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is expected to release projections Aug. 14 that suggest Lake Powell and Lake Mead will dip slightly in 2021. That determines how much water flows to cities and farms in seven states.

Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline

Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius are working around the clock to reduce the damage done to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a tanker ran aground on a coral reef.

Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

Canada's 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf on the northwestern edge of Ellesmere Island had been the country's last intact ice shelf until the end of July when ice analyst Adrienne White of the Canadian Ice Service noticed that satellite photos showed that about 43% of it had broken off.

‘You just brought it home’: Environmental virologist explains how phones make virus germs mobile

While many Americans have been keeping their hands clean to avoid transferring bacteria during the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Charles Gerba warns that phones, which are essentially an extension of ourselves, are actually “mobile germ devices.”

Contractor spills up to 20K gallons of sewage into Oak Creek in Sedona

According to a news release from the City of Sedona, the spill happened on the night of August 4 near State Route 179. "Untreated liquid effluent" was reportedly coming out of a manhole in front of the Hillside Sedona Shopping Center and flowed into a storm drain, which drained into Oak Creek at a rate of 150 gallons per minute.

Researchers say greenhouse gas emissions are helping push polar bears toward extinction by 2100

In conjunction with greenhouse gas emissions, “steeply declining reproduction and survival will jeopardize the persistence of all but a few high-Arctic subpopulations by 2100,” a recent report states.

Project Roots AZ: 'Spaces of Opportunity' volunteers help communities to grow

Frances Xavier Parsons says these community gardens provide a healthier and more sustainable way of living and eating for urban areas by teaching families how to become their own farmers and grow their own food.

Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows' diets

The chain has rebalanced the diet of some of the cows by adding lemon grass in a bid to limit bovine contributions to climate change.

Arizona: The Beautiful
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Arizona is known for its sunny, hot weather. But across the state, you will find not only a hot desert but forests, mountain ranges and canyons. FOX 10 drone pilot Joe Tillman gives us a look at what makes our state so beautiful.