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AZ Central
He took down dams, freed wolves and preserved wildlands. Bruce Babbitt is still at workDuring eight years as secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, and previously as Arizona’s governor, Babbitt distinguished himself as a Democratic politician who skillfully...
Phoenix New Times
How Wildfires and Monsoons Threaten Arizona's Precious Water SupplyNext to Apache Lake, the southern bank of the Salt River rises in a palette of tans and browns dotted with green stubble. Partway up the slope, the summer desert hues stop abruptly at a horizontal...
The Conversation
Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier futureAs Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven...
Arizona Daily Star
Newly created river flow on Santa Cruz seen as 'miracle' to someWhat do you call a river in the desert, asked downtown-area resident Daryl Alderson as he sat on his bike along the freshly wetted Santa Cruz River just north of West Speedway. “A...
AZ Big Media
Sky Harbor saves water, resources by swapping turf with xeriscapeA program to replace the green grass turf with native desert landscape around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is anticipated to save $400,000 annually in labor and materials as...
Chamber Business News
Arizona water leaders honoredA monumental effort to protect Arizona’s share of the dwindling Colorado River was shepherded by two longtime state water officials: Tom Bushatzke, the director of the Arizona Department of...
Colorado Sun
Even after a rush of snow and rain, the thirsty Colorado River Basin is “not out of the woods yet”Colorado’s water year has been extraordinary. After nearly 20 years dominated by drought, a combination of heavy storms, persistent precipitation and cold temperatures conspired for a...
Ink Stain
New USBR modeling shows substantial reduction in Mead, Powell risk over the next five yearsThe unusually wet winter (with an assist from new Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan water reduction rules) has substantially reduced the near-term scare-the-crap-out-of-me risks on the...
Arizona Daily Star
Water runs in the Santa Cruz RiverThanks to release of treated effluent at 29th Street, water will flow year-round in the Santa Cruz River west of downtown Tucson for the first time since the 1940s. The water has flowed much...
KJZZ
Lower Colorado River Basin Can Still Expect Shortage Next YearThe Lower Colorado River Basin does not avoid a shortage in 2020 despite the plentiful snowpack on the Rocky Mountainsthis past winter.
