PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is taking action in its fight against relentless heat by updating an existing plan to cool the streets with trees and shade structures. The City Council voted Wednesday ...

More shade is coming to Phoenix, city leaders hope — and they're putting up the money to make it happen. Phoenix's heat office presented an updated plan for how the city could provide more shade after ...

A pedestrian takes a bottle of water at a Salvation Army hydration station during a heatwave as temperatures hit 115-degrees, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) PHOENIX ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In November, the city approved a new plan, Shade Phoenix, to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug ...

The days of triple digit temperatures mean looking for shady spots anywhere you can find them, whether you’re making a phone call or parking your car. The city of Phoenix is looking to give its ...

Just about everyone in Phoenix agrees on one thing: According to 90% of residents surveyed by the city, there’s not enough shade. How bad is it? An interactive map released Wednesday by the Washington ...

PHOENIX — With temperatures only getting hotter in Phoenix, the city is rolling out its plan to get more trees into neighborhoods that have long been without much shade to combat heat. The city admits ...

The Office of Heat Response and Mitigation has requested $60 million over the next five years to plant 27,000 new trees and build 550 new shade structures. The measure passed unanimously with an 8-0 ...