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Arizona drought persists despite heavy Phoenix rainfall
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (306+ words) PHOENIX (CN) " Hurricane-fueled downpours ravaged some Arizonans and gave others hope for a wetter future, but climate experts say extreme drought conditions are likely to stick around for at least a while longer. But despite heavy flooding in Gila and…...
Arizona couple plead guilty to scam, stocking guns for civil war
1+ week, 3+ day ago (696+ words) PHILADELPHIA (CN) " An Arizona couple pleaded guilty on Monday to a yearslong health hoax involving a made-up medical procedure that cost sick and dying patients over $2 million " all while the husband purportedly prepared for a civil war against the government....
Experts warn of dire forecast for Colorado River basin
3+ week, 1+ day ago (633+ words) LAS VEGAS (CN) " Managing water in the Colorado River basin is like balancing your checkbook. Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, played a role in developing a budget for the Colorado River…...
5 things to know as the clock runs down on Colorado River talks
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (704+ words) (Utah News Dispatch) A fight over which states along the Colorado River'have to cut their water use'may still be damming up negotiations like the towering concrete of Lake Powell. But time is running out. Utah and six other states are…...
Conservation groups try to pump up Colorado River negotiations
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) (Nevada Current) More than three decades ago, water managers in Southern Nevada launched a plan to pipe groundwater from hundreds of miles away to augment Lake Mead's water supply. The plan fell through and the region moved on, implementing major…...
Clean energy reversal puts $1.6B Arizona solar projects at risk
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (496+ words) (Arizona Mirror) Proposed solar energy projects on federal lands in Arizona could be in danger due to a new Trump administration policy that could lead to the state losing billions of dollars in investments and thousands of jobs. In July,…...
E. Washington’s declining groundwater highlighted in study
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (753+ words) (Washington State Standard) With groundwater in parts of eastern Washington declining at an alarming rate, a new study confirms which areas are most vulnerable to the problem and could help set clearer goals for recovery efforts. The Washington State University…...
Half a billion years ago, the Grand Canyon teemed with life
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (338+ words) (CN) "New archeological findings from the Grand Canyon have shed light on what life was like there during the Cambrian period, roughly 500 million years ago, long before the Colorado River cleaved the famous ravine. What was life like? It was…...
Fire continues to burn in Missoula's Pattee Canyon
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (184+ words) (KPAX) A wildfire in Pattee Canyon continues to burn Saturday. The Deer Fire was reported in the Pattee Creek/Deer Creek area on the Missoula Ranger District just before 9:00 p.m.Friday, July 18th. The fire has grown to 30 acres and is located…...
No Labels party can’t stop AZ members from running in elections
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (599+ words) (CN) " The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said that No Labels, a centrist political party, can't stop its members in Arizona from competing in local and national elections, even if the party's leadership only wants to field candidates…...