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Whatever the cause, the weather in the West this last year
has been wild and wacky
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Jun 26, 2006
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In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to
Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond warns about societies that
overreach themselves – a warning that southern Arizona, in
the midst of its tremendous real estate boom, ought to
heed
by Paul Larmer,
Jun 12, 2006
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Brian Moore has retrofitted his house in Phoenix, Ariz.,
to enable him to re-use water and live more sustainably
by Hilary Watts,
Jul 16, 2008
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Light rail has become unexpectedly popular in deeply
conservative Salt Lake City, Utah
by Allen Best,
Nov 14, 2005
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It’s high time Arizona realized it’s a desert,
and has to share the Colorado River with six other dry Western
states
by Greg Hanscom,
Mar 21, 2005
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Rampant growth in the Phoenix area and a severe drought on
the Colorado River challenge Arizona's water
sustainability.
by Matt Jenkins,
Mar 21, 2005
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A new documentary, Making Sense of Place:
Phoenix, the Urban Desert, uses the Arizona megalopolis
to show what happens when urban sprawl is unchecked
by Jodi Peterson,
Jul 16, 2008
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Pac-O-Art art vending machine; turning against Wal-Mart;
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest; Boy Scouts sued for blaze; ORVers
need potty-training; bull elk get really hungry
by Betsy Marston,
Aug 30, 2004
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A visit to Arizona’s new Agua Fria National Monument
– one of those designated by Clinton at the end of his
presidency – points up the failure of the Bush administration
to protect and preserve the public lands
by Paul Larmer,
Mar 15, 2004
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The state of Arizona and the federal government have long
bickered over who should pay for the Central Arizona Project, but a
recent agreement reduces the state’s share, and puts money
toward funding Indian water projects
by Daniel Kraker,
Jul 16, 2008
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In Arizona, a historic water deal could give the tiny,
impoverished Gila River Indian Community a path back to its farming
roots – and turn it into one of the West’s next big
power brokers
by Daniel Kraker,
Jul 16, 2008
