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Arizona Legislature should act on rural groundwater, former Gov. Bruce Babbitt says
Former Gov. Bruce Babbitt is speaking out about widespread problems of excessive groundwater pumping in rural areas of Arizona, saying the state Legislature should give counties and communities the power to protect their rapidly declining a...
OPINION: A short-lived fight over a groundwater bill produced a big lesson for Arizona
It's OK to disagree. But distrust makes it even harder to find the big solutions we need to solve Arizona's groundwater problems....
Legislation would change how Pinal divvies up its groundwater supply
Proposed legislation would change how Pinal County’s groundwater is allocated in the future, but the bill hasn’t progressed because critics say it doesn’t address the issue in other management areas in the state....
OPINION: Rural Arizona is turning into a tumbleweed. So, naturally, lawmakers ... do nothing
One day, I’m guessing the residents of Arizona will wake up and wonder: when did we lose our state? When did rural Arizona dry up and blow away?...
Bills that would strengthen rural groundwater rules die in Arizona Legislature
Two bills that would make it easier for state regulators and county officials to limit well-drilling and groundwater pumping have died in the Arizona Legislature despite support from lawmakers and pleas from county officials who are asking ...