A critical minerals mine near Patagonia is upgrading its water treatment plant and answering questions from concerned residents after exceeding its permitted discharge level for a potentially toxic heavy metal.
- Tony Davis
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Attorney General Kris Mayes says her new agreement with a mega-dairy company will cut groundwater pumping in Southeast Arizona's Willcox Basin…
- Tony Davis
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says "megadairies" near Willcox will take 2,000 acres of farmland out of production and set up fund to help neighbors dig deeper wells for water.
- Rusty Childress Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Seven states. One river. Phoenix did not grow to five million people by accident. It grew because semantics made scarcity sound manageable.
- Cal Rooker, Oro Valley
Another article about the doom and gloom of Colorado River water in the paper this morning. I appreciate the information, but rarely if ever s…
- Tony Davis
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As negotiators fight over how to curb overuse of the depleted Colorado River for the next 20 years, the river itself is on the verge of a shor…
- Tony Davis
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LAS VEGAS — Negotiations over how to stabilize the shrinking Colorado River are so deadlocked that one of the seven state officials involved n…
- Caitlin Clark Special to the Arizona Daily Star
I recommend the city adopt a policy requiring all new developments to include stormwater retention infrastructure, specifically permeable surfaces and onsite basins.
- Mort Rosenblum Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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For Star subscribers: We talk about spending billions on temporary water fixes and tradeoffs that only push the eventual showdown with nature down the road.
- Tony Davis
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