Arizona seeks to create surface water protections after Clean Water Act rollback
The legislation aims to fill the gap left by the rollback of federal protections, but not everyone is pleased with the current proposal.
In rapidly warming Colorado River Basin, the negotiating table is being set
A new round of talks could define how the river system adapts to a changing climate for the next generation.
Forecasters: Rain, snow on tap for drought-weary Southwest
Drought stricken region badly needs the moisture
Predicted Arizona dry year could impact trees, cause fires
After driest year on record in 2020, no relief is in sight
National Weather Service: Dryness defined 2020 in Southwest
Record or near-record dryness across Arizona and the region
State unveils draft legislation to create surface water protections
The process comes after the Trump administration's rollback of Clean Water Act protections.
State shares framework for new surface water quality protections
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is working on regulations to fill the gap left by changes to the Clean Water Act.
DHS marks milestone as wall construction severs wildlife corridors
New border wall construction is nearly done in some of the most environmentally sensitive areas in Arizona.
O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing
Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.
After Clean Water Act change, uncertainty reigns over water protections
The Trump administration's revision of which waterways are protected creates regulatory uncertainty, especially in arid places.
Border wall groundwater pumping threatens to push endangered species to 'brink of extinction'
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials worry water pumping will deplete the San Bernardino Valley springs and aquifer.
'A worst-case scenario': Leaks, dust, water pumping and drought plague Quitobaquito
Border-hugging spring and its pond are sacred to Hia C-ed O'odham and the Tohono O'odham communities
Arizona housing growth tees up opportunity for water investors
As Central Arizona booms, Phoenix exurbs are looking to rural areas for more water.
No border wall for Arizona tribe's Colorado River stretch
The cross-border Cocopah Indian Tribe has lived along the river delta for centuries.
Defense Department cuts funding for border wall section in Yuma
A court document pulls funding for a 7-mile stretch that would have crossed tribal land.
