Water
The Show spoke with Brandon Strange, a research scientist at the University of Arizona, about how the exact location and proximity to monsoon activity of ponderosa pine trees could affect their survival.
Jul. 3, 2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed a council to study rural groundwater, which is largely unregulated in Arizona. The committee met Thursday to talk about its mission and outline what steps it will take moving forward.
Jun. 30, 2023
Water users in Phoenix will see higher bills starting in October after the City Council approved a plan to raise rates and encourage conservation.
Jun. 29, 2023
The idea of bringing water to Arizona from a desalination plant in neighboring Sonora has been around for years — as have critiques of such a scheme. But Sonora’s governor says neither state nor federal leaders are on-board with current proposals.
Jun. 29, 2023
The Show spoke with Dan McEvoy, a climatologist at the Desert Research Institute and the Western Regional Climate Center in Reno, Nevada, about the key takeaways from a report detailing how this winter's snow helped with drought conditions.
Jun. 28, 2023
For the sixth time in seven years, Phoenix leaders will vote on raising water and sewer rates — but this time is different because it includes conservation measures.
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Jun. 27, 2023
Water is a big issue across Arizona, but in some rural communities of northern Arizona, the impending lack of water that we worry about here in metro Phoenix is already happening. The Show spoke with Pine resident Chris Ray about the groundwater shortage happening in rural parts of Arizona.
Jun. 27, 2023
An agreement that governs how the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are managed will expire in 2026, and the Department of Interior recently announced it will issue a new Environmental Impact Statement that brings its policies up to date.
Jun. 26, 2023
Arizona has set new limits on some development due to projected groundwater shortfalls in the Phoenix area. But experts told the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday that the rule won’t threaten the economic viability of the region.
Jun. 26, 2023
The Supreme Court ruled last week that while the Navajo Nation has a right to access water flowing on the reservation, the U.S. government doesn’t have to secure that water.
Jun. 26, 2023
The Show spoke more about the Navajo Nation's water case with Rita Maguire, an attorney who argued the case before the high court on behalf of the state of Arizona, Nevada and Colorado, as well as major water providers in several states.
Jun. 26, 2023
The National Park Service is asking the public for input on proposed improvements to its water system at Grand Canyon National Park. The upgrades would address water supply needs at the North Rim and at canyon sites.
Jun. 23, 2023
For years, there’s been simmering anger over a Saudi Arabian dairy company using Arizona groundwater to grow alfalfa here and ship it back to the Middle East. As the state’s water crisis has deepened, that anger is now boiling over.
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Jun. 22, 2023
Groundwater has weighed heavily in the balance of policies regarding drought, tribal rights and land development. Now research suggests groundwater pumping is knocking the Earth itself slightly off-balance.
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→ More news from the Arizona Science Desk
Jun. 21, 2023
In her latest piece for The Guardian, Annette McGivney documents the long history of the country’s second-largest reservoir, Lake Powell, and how its receding shorelines are now exposing a landscape not seen in more than 50 years.
Jun. 20, 2023
The Show spoke with reporter Umar Farooq on the inconsistent water sources in the Navajo Nation and how a lack of resource has left a $128 million facility unable to open.
Jun. 20, 2023
Scottsdale will be required to provide water to hundreds of homes in Rio Verde Foothills once again. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday signed a bill to temporarily bring water back to the unincorporated community.
Jun. 19, 2023
Scottsdale says it will cooperate if Gov. Katie Hobbs signs a bill to force the city to resume water sales to Rio Verde Foothills. The city cut off water for the unincorporated community in January in response to drought.
Jun. 19, 2023
Negotiations over the next set of rules for the Colorado River have begun. Federal officials kicked off those talks June 15 with a formal notice to Southwestern states and tribes.
Jun. 16, 2023
Scientists must sometimes, as William Blake put it, “see the world in a grain of sand.” Now, researchers analyzing a sample from the asteroid Itokawa have “seen” a possible source of Earth’s water in a crystal of salt.
Jun. 14, 2023
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