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Scottsdale City Council gives May deadline to finalize …

3/21/2024
Scottsdale’s Community Sustainability plan could be put into action as early as May. The city council heard proposals for the finishing touches of the plan during its March 19 meeting from …

Farm-to-Table dinner set for March 21 in Chandler

2/17/2024
The third Grain To Farm to Table Dinner is Thursday, March 21, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at SanTan Gardens in Chandler. Tickets for the dinner are $72 and are available for purchase on Eventbrite …

Scottsdale sustainability plan taking shape

11/16/2023
After a host of public speakers blasted Scottsdale’s sustainability plan for being too vague during a city council meeting in March, only two members of the public spoke out about the updated …

Peoria offers Sustainable U classes over next month

11/2/2023
The city of Peoria is offering Sustainable U classes over the next month.

Peoria is getting $10M grant to help pay for wellfield …

10/19/2023
The city of Peoria is getting a $10 million grant from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to help pay for the Central Arizona Project and Lake Pleasant Parkway Wellfield project.

Peoria gets $3.2M grant for turf reductions

10/10/2023
The city of Peoria is getting nearly $3.2 million in grant funding from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority for targeted turf reductions in the parks and recreation footprint throughout the city.

$3M HUD grant launches Arizona Research Center for …

9/29/2023
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded one of its first HSI Center of Excellence grants to create the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability.

Water-absorbing bricks will help cool Tempe's Smith …

9/19/2023
The Tempe Engineering and Transportation Department has plans for installing new sidewalk bricks at the Smith Innovation Hub that would contribute to surface cooling. 

Intel's Chandler Ocotillo facility honored for water …

7/24/2023
Intel’s Ocotillo campus in Chandler recently earned Platinum level certification from the Alliance for Water Stewardship. In a news release, Intel is the first semiconductor company in the …

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 …