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Why Arizona lawmakers must act now – and do something big – on water
Opinion: With budget negotiations at a standstill, some Arizona lawmakers want to park $1 billion for water in a fund and work out the details next year. Big mistake....
Big Colorado River water cuts needed next year, top US official warns
The largest single batch of water-use cuts ever carried out on the Colorado River is needed in 2023 to keep Lakes Mead and Powell from falling to critically low levels, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioner told a congressional hearin...
Painful Colorado River cuts are coming, whether basin states agree or not
Opinion: Colorado River basin states have a choice. They can do more to keep Lake Mead and Lake Powell on life support, or they can balk and let the feds decide for them....
Here’s a look at the impact of Arizona drought
Lower rainfall and higher temperatures have created ideal conditions to exacerbate Arizona’s longstanding drought. Entering 2022, more than half of the state remains in severe drought status and an additional 10% is enduring extreme drought...
More cities in the Valley expected to enact drought plans
In response to the ongoing "...