Scottsdale builder George Johnson’s ill-fated development in southern Pinal County drew a lawsuit by the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday which claims he wreaked environmental havoc by illegally bulldozing debris into the Santa Cruz River.

Scottsdale builder George Johnson’s ill-fated development in southern Pinal County drew a lawsuit by the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday which claims he wreaked environmental havoc by illegally bulldozing debris into the Santa Cruz River.

If you want to lessen the chances of future blackouts and keep the prices you pay to utility companies reasonable, you ought to love the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules on the emissions of power plants and other industries.

Twelve of the Kyrene elementary school district school buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. This signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.

Twelve of the Kyrene elementary school district school buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. This signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named Mesa councilman Dave Richins to the Local Government Advisory Council (LGCA). He will serve a one-year term on the committee, which is made up of elected officials from around the country.

A federal report says lands around a Prescott-area mine and adjacent smelter that are most contaminated with arsenic and lead should be cleaned up to safeguard public health.

Four Arizona companies, including Brenntag Pacific, Inc. of Chandler, have had environmental penalties waived by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for voluntarily disclosing and correcting the violations.

WASHINGTON - States and local officials across the country awaited word Wednesday on whether they will have to further cut air pollution to protect millions of people, especially the very young and the elderly, from respiratory illnesses.

Moore than 25 years after a cancer-causing chemical was found in some Scottsdale drinking water wells, officials say the treatment mechanisms are finally all in place to clean it up.

Scottsdale will now get a break from the federal government when it comes to how often the city must dispose of the hazardous waste it generates.

Scottsdale will now get a break from the federal government when it comes to how often the city must dispose of the hazardous waste it generates.

WASHINGTON - Floodwaters in New Orleans contain bacteria associated with sewage that are at least 10 times higher than acceptable safety levels, making direct contact by rescue workers and remaining residents dangerous, the first government tests confirmed Wednesday.

Here’s the latest chapter in the now 18-year Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste controversy: According to its press release this week, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed "public health standards for the planned high-level radioactive waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nev., that will protect public health for 1 million years."

Federal officials gave the OK for the Valley to use conventional gasoline for a limited time Wednesday, but area stations didn’t immediately take advantage of the waiver.

U.S. industries cut their toxic-chemical pollution by more than 1 billion pounds in 2001 for the biggest decrease in nearly 15 years, according to Environmental Protection Agency figures released Monday.

The Maricopa County Air Quality Department was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week during the 11th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards. The award was presented for the department’s development of a Dust Handbook and Field Guide to help the business/construction community better understand and comply with Rule 310 (controlling fugitive dust from dust-generating operations). The handbook was created over the course of several months with staff working together with stakeholders. The information explains dust control rules and how they apply to different activities.

I would like to thank some of our Arizona delegation for opposing the EPA regulation of greenhouse gasses. Obviously, we need to keep our air clean and work toward a sustainable environment. But the EPA is not the government agency to do it. Creating more government hurdles will only serve to handcuff small business and further delay a real solution on energy policy. We need a bi-partisan solution that comes out of Congress, because our environment is too important to be a Democrat vs. Republican issue.

Please do not oppose any legislation that would block or delay the EPA from acting on global warming.

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Benjamin H. Grumbles wrote a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that argues the agency did not "adequately consider the ADEQ's scientific research" regarding air-pollution exceedances in 2008.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter health standards for smog, replacing a Bush-era limit that ran counter to scientific recommendations.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated, signaling that the Obama administration is prepared to contain global warming without congressional action if necessary.