Smoke from Arizona wildfires has not severely affected air quality in Phoenix area Olivia Munson, Arizona Republic © Michael Chow/The Republic The sun sets through smoke from wildfires, including the Rafael Fire burning near Sedona, in this photo taken north of Phoenix on June 27, 2021.
Wildfire smoke has made its way to metro Phoenix, but this is not cause for alarm, because air quality has stayed within the federal health standard, weather officials say. The air quality monitors, especially the PM2.5, which is the smoke monitors around the Valley, actually haven t seen levels above moderate, said Matt Pace, air quality meteorologist with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Yesterday, all the monitors were still in the good (air quality index) category.
Phoenix air quality not severely impacted by Arizona wildfire smoke
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For Immediate Release, June 24, 2021
Contact: Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club-Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org Kelly Burke, Wild Arizona, (928) 606-7870, kelly@azwild.org
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Arizona to Permit Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Despite Ongoing Flooding, Water Contamination
Mine Threatens to Deplete, Pollute National Park’s Aquifers, Springs
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK,
Ariz. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality proposed an aquifer-protection permit Wednesday for a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park, with a history of flooding. The mine flooding threatens to deplete shallow aquifers and contaminated water is putting regional aquifers and the springs they feed at risk.