Arizona

Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.

October 13, 2006 - Sightline Institute

At a Phoenix hospital, thoughtful building design creates a healing environment for patients.

October 11, 2006 - Newsweek

As Tempe, Arizona moves ahead with plans for more urban style growth, its neighbor Phoenix is not thrilled.

October 1, 2006 - East Valley Tribune

A series of articles and reports addressing growth in the Western United States, including Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and other states.

September 15, 2006 - New West

With the media captivated by the landmark "Global Warming Solutions Act", a sister-bill has gone mostly unnoticed, yet will have an almost immediate impact in changing California's energy portfolio by targeting the 20% of imported, coal-based energy.

September 15, 2006 - Capitol Weekly

Researchers at Arizona State University investigate landscape design and human-landscape interaction.

August 22, 2006 - Central Arizona - Phoenix Long Term Ecological Restoration

Libertarians are pushing ballot initiatives in six Western states to vastly reduce the government's power to regulate land uses. The initiatives seek to limit regulatory takings of land by requiring the government to compensate owners for any losses.

August 7, 2006 - High Country News

Arizona's rural landscapes are being taken over and obstructed by huge housing booms and development projects. Residents are supporting a ballot initiative to preserve hundreds of thousands of acres of land, while legislators side with developers.

August 2, 2006 - The Arizona Republic

After losing 54,000 people this decade alone in its most rapid clip ever, Philadelphia is on the verge of ceding the 'Fifth Most Populated City' title to Phoenix.

June 24, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The best volunteer efforts of the Arizona Site Steward Program cannot prevent looting and other damage to the state's archeological heritage.

June 23, 2006 - Tucson Weekly

Phoenix and Tucson are building up, not out, but is it enough to slow desert development?

June 3, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

When The Biosphere was originally built in 1991, it was in the middle of nowhere in the Sonoran Desert. Today, hyper suburban development between Tucson and Phoenix threatens its very existence.

June 1, 2006 - The New York Times

Illegal immigrants wreak havoc on the delicate desert environment in Arizona; fencing or walls only make it worse.

May 19, 2006 - Tucson Weekly

A riverfront project, a strong housing market, and a healthy economy mark a comeback for a city ranked No. 1 for businesses.

May 8, 2006 - The Arizona Republic

Another link joining the Phoenix and Tucson megalopolis is planned on Indian land near Chandler.

April 13, 2006 - The Arizona Republic

Ecologists in the Tucson area have put development concerns on the back burner to publicize a more pressing problem: the infestation of highly-flammable buffelgrass in the Sonora Desert.

March 31, 2006 - Tucson Weekly

Many suburbanites purchasing dream homes soon find that weak soil wreaks havoc on their foundations, yet with the high demand for housing, hundreds of homes are continually constructed in such areas.

March 23, 2006 - Phoenix New Times

In the Rockies, developers and oil and natural gas companies are vying for access to the same land -- but what could be the consequences for local communities?

March 19, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Gila Bend, 60 miles from downtown Phoenix, doesn't have much of anything -- except low real estate prices, which could mean it could get a lot more real soon.

March 13, 2006 - Phoenix New Times

Arizona State University's new urban campus will be built -- from scratch -- in downtown Phoenix. The effort is the first of its kind in the nation.

February 21, 2006 - The Arizona Republic