Most major cities in the United States cause a record amount of air pollution, but the effects are rarely seen outside of plumes of smoke shooting out of industrial parks. Arizona's a little different.
Arizona is home to a wide variety of natural wildlife, none more impressive than its avian population. There are approximately 550 different species of birds from border to border of the Grand Canyon State.
Growing up on the east coast, when someone asked me to envision a desert, Arizona was likely the first image to come to mind. Its place in old western and cowboy movies definitely helped, but with sand and dirt coving the ground and Cacti growing at every square inch, it's hard not to view it as such.