Laurel Morales
Senior Field CorrespondentSenior Field Correspondent Laurel Morales (Flagstaff) has been a public radio reporter for 10 years; eight of them in Arizona. She has won several awards for her work, including national recognition from Public Radio News Director Inc. (PRNDI) for the only commentary she’s ever written. She prefers to highlight compelling voices other than her own and has covered blizzards, wildfires, floods and tornadoes. Morales came to northern Arizona from rural Minnesota where she worked as a reporter after receiving her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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The Grand Canyon and other national parks can now stop selling disposable water bottles. The director had prevented the ban from taking effect after conversations with Coca Cola. -
The new mandates could cost billions. EPA says every $1 spent to reduce pollution, generates $13 in health and economic benefits. -
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