Researchers in California have come up with an idea they say would save water by preventing evaporation: covering the state’s nearly 4,000 miles of canals with solar panels.

Last month, Salt River Project announced a planned expansion of the Coolidge Generating Station, which currently generates enough energy to serve about 150,000 homes. The expansion would cost nearly $900 million and add 16 more natural gas powered turbines to provide energy to 200,000 additional households.

Salt River Project will seek approval from its governing board to expand its Coolidge Generating Station, but conservationists have questions about the plan.

People living near Luke Air Force Base in the West Valley have spent most of 2021 using bottled water after high levels of chemicals were found in their tap water. The military says it’s now safe for them to use water from the faucet again.

A trade group representing contractors launched a new initiative Tuesday to push for more environmentally friendly construction.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more than $7 million to improve drinking water systems for three rural Arizona communities.

Arizona is experiencing recording breaking heat this week with an excessive heat warning in effect until Sunday. With highs of 117 degrees expected in Phoenix on Friday and 113 degrees in Tucson, Tucson Electric Power is asking customers to help conserve energy.

Phoenix, Tempe and El Mirage are the only Valley cities that still keep water flowing to homes and businesses that are behind on their bills. Early in the pandemic, nearly every city issued a moratorium on disconnections.
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Water restoration is expected this week for residents of some 500 homes in the unincorporated community of Golden Valley in northwestern Arizona that have been without water for days due to a broken well.