Joan Meiners

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Joan Meiners

President Donald Trump told hundreds of scientists who volunteer time to produce a climate assessment that he was pausing the report and "dismissing" the researchers. The reports emerged from the George H.W. Bush administration and were produced every four years, bringing together the latest scientific evidence about climate change. The loss of the report could be keenly felt in Arizona, seen as "ground zero" for many climate change impacts.

2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Joan Meiners

Fire awareness is not new to communities in Arizona's high country, but the losses of life and property in California was a sobering reminder that "it could happen anywhere."Some Arizona communities have adopted "Firewise" methods to protect homes and property from wildfires, but costs and resistance to regulation have slowed work in other parts of the state. Residents of Flagstaff and Pinetop-Lakeside have approved plans to protect their communities.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Joan Meiners

Arizona wildfire seasonTraining wildland firefighters| Grassland threat| Urban wildfire risk High-risk areas | Rebuilding smarter Wildfire forecast (coming soon)As the Palisades and Eaton fires ravaged neighborhoods across Los Angeles throughout January, Flagstaff residents watched nervously from afar, refreshing weather forecasts, hoping for any hint of moisture on the way. By the time the California flames were finally extinguished on Jan.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Joan Meiners

This is part of a monthly series answering readers' climate-related questions and highlighting Arizona's unsung climate leaders. The stories aim to help to connect and inspire Arizonans who care about protecting a livable climate and may be struggling to find hope in that effort lately. You can ask a question or nominate an unsung Arizona climate leader by filling out this form at https://forms.gle/QCCxBPSHGy1bUJQ99 or by emailing climate reporter Joan Meiners at [email protected].

2 months ago | azcentral.com | Joan Meiners

Great Old Broads for Wilderness has taken on public lands use, climate change, mining and other issues aimed at keeping wilderness and wildlands intact. One of the group's signature issues is the Mexican gray wolf recovery, a process group members say is struggling more than federal officials admit. Border issues have also become important to the group, including military activities and the environmental damages caused by the border wall.