| December 30, 2011 |
| ADEQ Issues a PM2.5 HPA for the Phoenix Metro Area for Saturday and Sunday, December 31 - January 1 |
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Saturday, December 31, 2011 and Sunday, January 1, 2012 due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5).
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| December 23, 2011 |
| ADEQ Issues a PM2.5 HPA for the Phoenix Metro Area for Saturday and Sunday, December 24 - 25 |
Yule logs will need to remain dark this Christmas holiday weekend. No Burn Day restrictions will be in effect Saturday and Sunday due to deteriorating air quality conditions.
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| December 23, 2011 |
Arizona Files Request to Intervene in Lawsuit Involving the EPA
State Demands Seat at the Table with Special-Interest Groups Who Want to Unilaterally Dictate a Plan for Arizona |
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced today that the State has filed a request to intervene in a lawsuit between a group of special-interest plaintiffs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the implementation of a plan to address visibility issues in some of the State’s national parks and wilderness areas.
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| December 19, 2011 |
| Administrative Counsel Parke, 11 other ADEQ Employees Honored for Stellar Work during Annual Awards Ceremony |
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Administrative Counsel Bret Parke received the Director's Excellence Award and a number of other agency employees were also honored for their outstanding job performances during 2011 at ADEQ's annual awards event at its Phoenix headquarters.
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| December 15, 2011 |
| ADEQ Officials Announce $7,500 Brownfields Grant to Inspect Lead Paint on Water Tower in City of Somerton |
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a $7,500 grant has been awarded to the City of Somerton to determine if lead paint flaking from a water tower is creating environmental health risks for a nearby site expected to be developed into a community park.
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| December 5, 2011 |
| ADEQ, Pima County Parks and Recreation Plan Water Quality Testing Event for Students at Agua Caliente Pond |
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division announced today that they will co-sponsor a Tucson water quality testing event on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. until noon for 44 third-graders of Safford K-8 Magnet School at the natural spring and pond of Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road.
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