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Opinion: New groundwater legislation is encouraging, state must now follow through
Groundwater makes up about 40% of our annual water use. Across rural Arizona, those resources are at risk. In a number of basins, groundwater levels are declining rapidly, jeopardizing our rural heritage and economic future. Arizonans acros...
Tempe to hold Salt River Project’s annual Water Conservation Expo
For the 13th year in a row, Arizona residents will be able to take part in Salt River Project’s Water Conservation Expo, free of charge....
Rising temperatures are taking a worsening toll on the Colorado River, study finds
Scientists have documented how climate change is sapping the Colorado River, and new research shows the river is so sensitive to warming that it could lose about one-fourth of its flow by 2050 as temperatures continue to climb....
Arizona Senate committee shelves groundwater bill after impassioned debate
State senators heard impassioned pleas from supporters of proposed legislation that would make it easier for Arizona water regulators to limit well-drilling in farming areas where groundwater levels are falling. But in the end, the bill was...
How is the Verde River doing? Conservation groups give the watershed a C-plus
Take a walk along the banks of the Verde River and you’ll find water cascading down gentle rapids, cottonwoods and willows rustling in the breeze, and the sounds of birds ringing out in the shady oasis....