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ENVIRONMENT 'Never a circumstance where I would recommend artificial turf': Fake grass is dangerous for everyone living around it
Fake grass might sound like a great alternative to the water-loving lawns at homes in the Valley – but experts say that's not the case....

Why a 100-year supply? How Arizona got its famous, yet arbitrarily numbered groundwater rule
Arizona’s 100-year water supply requirement came into sharp focus this year when Gov. Katie Hobbs announced news of a potential shortfall....

Arizona, California, Nevada near long-term deal to use less Colorado River water
The Colorado River’s three Lower Basin states including Arizona appear committed to producing a long-term plan by spring to wipe out a longstanding “structural deficit” between river water use and supplies....

Here's how quickly farms are draining Arizona groundwater
Groundwater supplies are declining rapidly in five farming-dominated basins across Arizona where pumping isn’t regulated, including in Cochise County southeast of Tucson, a new state study shows....

Legislator addresses old groundwater law
Senate President Warren Petersen wants to change part of the 1980 Groundwater Management Act, which requires residential developers to have a 100-year supply of water in the state’s urban areas. For more on this, we welcomed Kathleen Ferris...