{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"117131","title":"ASU Professor Emeritus Malcolm L. Comeaux remembered","body":"Malcolm L. Comeaux, professor emeritus of geography in Arizona State University\u2019s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, died on Sept. 9, leaving a legacy shaped by more than three decades of teaching, scholarship and service to geography education in Arizona.Comeaux joined ASU in 1969\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-02T12:15:10-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/02\/2026-12:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"Malcolm L. 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The financial, time and knowledge barriers to receiving USDA Organic certification have prevented unknown numbers of producers from transitioning their conventional operations to organic.\u0026nbsp;This has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-28T16:19:52-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/28\/2026-4:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new organic farming mentorship program called Kernel is launching to support farmers, ranchers and food handlers nationwide. 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It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action.\u0026nbsp;Though scientists have been sounding alarm bells about climate change for decades, key institutions worldwide \u2014\u0026nbsp;governments, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations \u2014 have failed to reach their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-28T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/28\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action. That\u0026#039;s why ASU has helped produce a framework to provide member states of UNESCO with the tools they need to \u201cmake a difference\u201d on the ground in a variety of different communities. ","teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. 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Then a film by ASU Professor of Practice Peter Byck about soil health changed the way she thought about agriculture,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-16T16:05:35-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/16\/2026-4:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s first Wrigley Conversation brought environmental leaders and mother-daughter duo Laura Turner Seydel and Vasser Seydel to Tempe for an intergenerational conversation on regenerative agriculture, ocean protection, climate action and the power of storytelling to move people toward solutions.","teaser":"Laura Turner Seydel used to think cows were the problem.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260915%20Wrigley%20Conversation%20355.jpg?itok=JqSa5G49","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260916-environment-and-sustainability-intergenerational-plan-planet-soil-sea","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260915%20Wrigley%20Conversation%20355.jpg?itok=JqSa5G49","image_alt":"People seated at the front of a large forum in front of a screen with an image of the planet Earth.","image_caption":"Environmentalist Laura Turner Seydel (center) speaks with Amanda Ellis (left), director at the Julie Ann Wrigley Futures Laboratory, and her daughter Vasser Seydel (right) at ASU\u0026#039;s first Wrigley Conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Walton Center for Planetary Health on the Tempe campus. 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The study introduces the idea of hyperclusters \u2014 large, connected flood events driven by the same weather systems \u2014 and shows why spreading risk across the entire country makes insurance programs more financially resilient.","teaser":"As flood disasters become more frequent and expensive, policymakers are debating whether states should take on more responsibility for flood insurance instead of relying on the federal government.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/dfasdfadasfd.jpg?itok=5yE2i0C8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260825-environment-and-sustainability-floods-dont-respect-state-borders-should-flood-insurance","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/dfasdfadasfd.jpg?itok=5yE2i0C8","image_alt":"A flooded neighborhood.","image_caption":"Flooding caused by Hurricane Debby left homes in the in Laurel Meadows residential community surrounded by flood waters in Sarasota, Florida. iStock image","related_story":"","news_units":"Water Institute|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|School of Complex Adaptive Systems","interests":"Climate change|Environment|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"115946","title":"The secret lives of backyard birds","body":"Birding, or bird-watching, is no longer just for retirees.People of all ages are into birds these days. In the U.S.,\u0026nbsp;more than 1 in 3 Americans over the age of 16 are birders.At least 95% of them bird in their own neighborhoods. Because birds are everywhere, getting started is easy. Just watch\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-24T14:56:17-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/24\/2026-2:56pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Your backyard birds are more remarkable than they seem \u2014\u00a0they can help us plan better cities, understand chronic diseases like diabetes and more.","teaser":"Birding, or bird-watching, is no longer just for retirees.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Bird-final-banner-1920x1080.png?itok=zg3RI5E3","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260824-environment-and-sustainability-secret-lives-backyard-birds","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Bird-final-banner-1920x1080.png?itok=zg3RI5E3","image_alt":"An illustration of a desert landscape at sunset with photos of gila woodpeckers, a great horned owl and mourning doves","image_caption":"Gila woodpeckers, great horned owls and mourning doves are some of the many birds you\u2019ll find in the Phoenix metro area. From common bird-watching subjects to the focus of research that can help birds and people, our feathered friends are even more interesting than they first appear. 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Despite changes to international wildlife laws, the conservation status of these birds has continued to deteriorate over the past 30 years.One of the primary drivers of their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-24T12:13:25-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/24\/2026-12:13pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, researchers transformed decades of confiscation data into an interactive tool that could help law enforcement intervene before trafficked animals are sent to a final destination. ","teaser":"For decades, wildlife traffickers have illegally captured and sold hundreds of thousands of wild parrots native to Mexico.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Leon_NestingCouple.jpg?itok=1QJieABi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260824-environment-and-sustainability-mapping-hidden-highways-mexicos-illegal-wildlife-trade","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Leon_NestingCouple.jpg?itok=1QJieABi","image_alt":"A wild nesting pair of scarlet macaws perched on a tree branch.","image_caption":"These birds are a prime target of the illegal wildlife trade. This is a wild nesting pair of scarlet macaws in Chiapas, Mexico, whose offspring are highly sought after by transnational smuggling networks. Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Le\u00f3n P\u00e9rez","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Conservation|Environment|Science|Sustainability|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Graduate students|International students|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"116096","title":"Affordable housing, water resources among state issues tackled at summit","body":"Arizonans are facing an increasingly complex web of issues that will require hard decisions about the tradeoffs needed \u2014 many of them having to do with water. More housing developments will require more water. Data centers for economic growth require more power, which takes water.A gathering of top\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-17T12:46:20-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/17\/2026-12:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A gathering of top experts in the state detailed the ways that Arizona can \u2014 and already is \u2014 dealing with the housing crisis, water management, air quality and heat.","teaser":"Arizonans are facing an increasingly complex web of issues that will require hard decisions about the tradeoffs needed \u2014 many of them having to do with water.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Morrison-summit.gif?itok=6AAYD-RF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260817-local-national-and-global-affairs-affordable-housing-water-resources-among-state-issues","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/Morrison-summit.gif?itok=6AAYD-RF","image_alt":"Group of people seated onstage speaking on a panel.","image_caption":"Patricia Garcia Duarte (far right) executive vice president for homeownership initiatives at Chicanos Por La Causa, speaks at the Morrison Institute Housing and Water Policy Summit on Friday. She was on a panel with Ruby Dhillon-Williams (second from right), director of the Arizona Department of Housing, and David Crummey, vice president and community development officer at PNC Bank. The panel was led by Alison Cook-Davis, research director at the Morrison Institute. 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But for Arizona State University scientists studying extreme heat, the work often happens outside, hauling equipment and taking measurements under the Arizona sun.At ASU\u2019s Center for Hydrologic Innovations,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-14T13:40:10-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/14\/2026-1:40pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"University research often conjures images of laboratories, libraries and computer screens. But for ASU scientists studying extreme heat, the work often happens outside, hauling equipment and taking measurements under the Arizona sun.","teaser":"University research often conjures images of laboratories, libraries and computer screens.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/20260730%20MaryvalePhotonPhoenixTowerNetwork_274%281%29.jpg?itok=XnkVc3ot","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260814-science-and-technology-how-asu-researchers-are-measuring-what-really-cools-arizona-cities","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/20260730%20MaryvalePhotonPhoenixTowerNetwork_274%281%29.jpg?itok=XnkVc3ot","image_alt":"Man climbing an eddy covariance tower.","image_caption":"ASU Assistant Research Technologist Alonso Haros climbs an eddy covariance tower in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix on July 30. 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We talked to three heat mitigation specialists from ASU who shared some science-backed techniques you may never have considered.","teaser":"We all do our best to survive the Valley\u2019s scorching summer heat, counting down the days until we can once again experience the weather we\u2019re here in Arizona to enjoy.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/iStock-2222510772.jpg?itok=J8HX4kwM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260720-environment-and-sustainability-how-experts-weather-arizona-summers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/iStock-2222510772.jpg?itok=J8HX4kwM","image_alt":"Person dousing their head with water from a water bottle as the sun shines down on them.","image_caption":"iStock image","related_story":"","news_units":"Urban Climate Research Center|The GAME School|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|School of Sustainability","interests":"Heat|Serving Arizona|Environment|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"115571","title":"Ready to begin: Rural Arizona points the way on groundwater solutions","body":"As groundwater challenges intensify across rural Arizona, more communities are deciding they can\u0027t afford to wait for perfect solutions before taking practical steps together.Communities continue to face different groundwater realities, different economies and different views about water management\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-07-20T10:03:21-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/20\/2026-10:03am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Rural communities across Arizona have identified practical groundwater priorities, begun testing local solutions and started building the partnerships needed to keep the work moving forward.","teaser":"As groundwater challenges intensify across rural Arizona, more communities are deciding they can\u0027t afford to wait for perfect solutions before taking practical steps together.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/ASUNewsHeader_0.jpg?itok=o4AnF0UR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260720-environment-and-sustainability-ready-begin-rural-arizona-points-way-groundwater-solutions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/ASUNewsHeader_0.jpg?itok=o4AnF0UR","image_alt":"A large pond of water with aquifer recharge infrastructure.","image_caption":"Groundwater recharge area in Arizona. Rural residents across the state prioritized managed aquifer recharge as an important strategy to deal with declining groundwater. Photo by Fran\u00e7ois Molle","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Hydrology|Serving Arizona|Water|Water futures|Water Management|Environment|Community involvement|Science|Community partnerships","audiences":"Alumni|Donors|Faculty|Staff|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"115576","title":"From classrooms to the community, geographic information systems connect work across ASU","body":"Do you use your phone\u2019s map app to find the quickest route across the city? Have you opened the\u0026nbsp;ASU map to locate a building? Or wondered how a university the size of ASU uses data to support daily operations?These questions share a way of understanding the world through location. Geographic\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-07-17T09:56:05-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/17\/2026-9:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At ASU, geographic information systems help students, researchers, faculty and staff turn complex information into practical tools. That campuswide use of GIS has earned ASU a 2026 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award for Higher Education.","teaser":"Do you use your phone\u2019s map app to find the quickest route across the city? Have you opened the\u0026nbsp;ASU map to locate a building?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/20230303%20YouthMappers%20637%20%281%29.jpg?itok=FrIXW5bM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260717-science-and-technology-classrooms-community-geographic-information-systems-connect-work","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ariana Pup","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-543-7210","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Downtown Phoenix campus, Polytechnic campus, West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/20230303%20YouthMappers%20637%20%281%29.jpg?itok=FrIXW5bM","image_alt":"Woman points to a map while speaking.","image_caption":"Urban planning doctoral student Natalia Arruda points out areas on a map in the wake of the Turkey\/Syria earthquake at a YouthMappers session in 2023. 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The \u201cserpent\u201d is often associated with deception, danger and evil.Owen Bachhuber wants to know why.The Arizona State University doctoral student and ophidiophile\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-07-13T14:25:49-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/13\/2026-2:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researcher Owen Bachhuber has developed a rattlesnake-based science curriculum for elementary school students and led a global study examining attitudes and behaviors toward snakes. At ASU, he will continue that work while deepening research on human-snake interactions in Arizona.","teaser":"Snakes will never win a popularity contest.The low-profile reptiles have amassed a following of haters that dates back to Biblical times. The \u201cserpent\u201d is often associated with deception, danger and evil.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/20260611%20Owen%20Bachhuber%20345.jpg?itok=aHpbkio_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260713-environment-and-sustainability-beyond-bite-finding-respect-snakes","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/20260611%20Owen%20Bachhuber%20345.jpg?itok=aHpbkio_","image_alt":"Man wearing a shirt decorated with snakes and scorpions holds a snake and smiles.","image_caption":"ASU doctoral student Owen Bachhuber with his 22-year-old Solomon island tree boa named Priscilla. 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Arizona State University scientist\u0026nbsp;Upmanu Lall wants to apply that same principle to\u0026nbsp;extreme weather.Imagine redirecting the 2012 Hurricane Sandy harmlessly into the ocean or\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-25T12:49:12-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/25\/2026-12:49pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In jiujitsu, a fighter can defeat a larger, stronger opponent with a few carefully placed, strategic moves. ASU researchers want to apply that same principle to extreme weather.","teaser":"In jiujitsu, a fighter can defeat a larger, stronger opponent with a few carefully placed, strategic moves.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Weather%20Jiu%20Jitsu%20Banner.jpg?itok=VasFWq55","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260625-environment-and-sustainability-weather-jiujitsu-could-help-us-combat-extreme-weather","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Weather%20Jiu%20Jitsu%20Banner.jpg?itok=VasFWq55","image_alt":"illustration of a jiujitsu fighter gently moving a storm cloud away","image_caption":"In jiujitsu, a fighter can defeat a larger, stronger opponent with a few carefully placed, strategic moves. 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But we don\u2019t often hear about it when it comes to ocean conservation. That\u2019s partly because we knew so little\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-24T08:00:57-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/24\/2026-8:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"This hero of a plant protects coastlines, stores vast amounts of carbon, and supports ecosystems that people and wildlife depend on. But we don\u2019t often hear about it when it comes to ocean conservation. 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ASU Health Observatory Executive Director Dave Engelthaler warns that a strong El Ni\u00f1o could increase rodent populations and raise the risk of human exposure.","teaser":"Earlier this month, hantavirus made local headlines following a confirmed\u0026nbsp;death due to the rod","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/hantavirus.jpg?itok=Bszrl_uF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260622-health-and-medicine-what-arizona-should-understand-about-hantavirus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/hantavirus.jpg?itok=Bszrl_uF","image_alt":"An image of a deer mouse, surrounded by a viral overlay, grasses, water and storm clouds \u2014 representing the connection between animals, the environment and human health. 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Now, researchers at Arizona State University are turning to a new frontier: helping large industries rethink how they use water.In the Phoenix metropolitan area, nearly 40%\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-19T10:41:32-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/19\/2026-10:41am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As pressure grows on the Colorado River and groundwater supplies, ASU researchers are working with industry to unlock the next generation of water resiliency at the scale where it can make a big difference.","teaser":"Arizona has long been a national leader in water conservation, cutting household water use even as its population has grown.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Phx_skyline.jpg?itok=GrFaaQ1H","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260619-environment-and-sustainability-asu-works-industry-unlock-next-generation-water-savings","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Phx_skyline.jpg?itok=GrFaaQ1H","image_alt":"Large desert city with tall buildings and mountains in the background.","image_caption":"Commercial and industrial facilities make up a significant share of water use in the Phoenix metro area, creating new opportunities for conservation and reuse at scale in an arid climate. 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Why is that?That was the question veteran science journalist Miles O\u2019Brien asked Arizona State University heat researcher Jennifer Vanos in front of a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-12T17:25:10-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/12\/2026-5:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new Arizona PBS show will follow science journalist Miles O\u2019Brien across four continents to meet the optimists and innovators tackling some of the planet\u2019s most daunting challenges.","teaser":"Extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined in a typical year, but people don\u0027t recognize it as a serious problem. Why is that?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/20260611AZPBSResolvetoSolve_1513.jpg?itok=oUvbdsdl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260612-environment-and-sustainability-new-series-veteran-science-journalist-miles-obrien-feature","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Rojas-Burke","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/20260611AZPBSResolvetoSolve_1513.jpg?itok=oUvbdsdl","image_alt":"On stage in front of an Arizona PBS banner, two seated people answer questions from an audience","image_caption":"Science journalist Miles O\u2019Brien and ASU Associate Professor Jenni Vanos answer questions during a preview of the new PBS show \u0026quot;Resolve to Solve\u0026quot; at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 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It needs leaders who can work across sectors, communities and borders to build lasting solutions.That\u0027s the goal of the\u0026nbsp;Water Leadership Institute, a program supported by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-08T15:53:18-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/08\/2026-3:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From the Arizona-Mexico border to the Colorado Plateau, emerging water leaders are building the relationships and skills needed to tackle Arizona\u0026#039;s water challenges together.","teaser":"As Arizona faces increasingly complex water challenges, the state needs more than innovative technologies and new policies. It needs leaders who can work across sectors, communities and borders to build lasting solutions.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/header1.jpg?itok=v8sGoHF0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260608-environment-and-sustainability-growing-arizonas-next-generation-water-leaders","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/header1.jpg?itok=v8sGoHF0","image_alt":"A large group of people stand in a desert river learning how to monitor its health.","image_caption":"Water Leadership Institute participants from southern Arizona learning about river monitoring with the Arizona Water Watch Program from Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Friends of the Santa Cruz River. 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Dust storm events are the third deadliest weather hazard in Arizona, behind flooding and temperature extremes.And until now, there was no\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-01T14:42:52-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/01\/2026-2:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The first standardized ranking system, co-created by ASU, for Phoenix dust storms has been launched, just in time for the monsoon. 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