Extreme heat waves, once considered rare, are now frequent and severe in cities due to climate change. Phoenix faced such a brutal heat wave in July 2023 when it endured…
The annual Colorado River Water Users Association meets this week, but for the first time in several years, state water policy leaders say there’s less urgency for short-term fixes and…
Tired of reading how Arizona might one day run out of water and become the 21st century version of the Dust Bowl? Then this story is for you. It offers…
A wet winter and a temporary water conservation agreement have eased some pressure on Colorado River planning and on policymakers, which is reflected in a new Bureau of Reclamation proposal…
On Aug. 30, the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter issued a 2023 environmental report card that cited the American Lung Association’s report ranking Phoenix air the seventh worst city in the country…
On June 1, 2023, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (“ADWR”) released a new groundwater model for the Phoenix Active Management Area (“AMA”) through ADWR’s Assured Water Supply (“AWS”) program.…
Long before dams and large-scale plumbing projects brought water into the Valley, the Hohokam people carved out hundreds of miles of canals to irrigate their crops with water from the…
WASHINGTON – When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, it will be considering fairly technical legal questions, but the answers could have a large…
Getting paid not to farm? With water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead at record lows, federal officials are ready to spend tens of millions of dollars to get…
Arizona is in the middle of one of the worst droughts in its history. Water supplies throughout the state are dwindling. The state is facing drastic cuts to its Colorado…
Recent data show a snowy start to 2023 for the Colorado River basin, with heavy winter precipitation in the Rocky Mountains projected to boost spring spring runoff into Lake Powell…
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced a historic $728 million investment in drought resiliency measures to conserve water in the Upper Colorado River Basin and strengthen water security and provide…
