Results for keyword: groundwater pumping
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The Latest: Pumping Arizona's rivers dry?
The state water board gives the go-ahead to a groundwater pumping project that could harm the San Pedro River
by Emily Guerin, May 13, 2013 -
The BLM fights for the Southwest’s last free-flowing river
A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona.
by Tony Davis, Feb 20, 2013 -
Retirees join environmentalists in fighting Arizona copper mine
The conservative, golf-playing retirees of Queen Valley, Ariz., are determined to stop a giant copper mine.
by Kari Lydersen, May 18, 2012 -
Catron County confluence
A threat to Catron County's groundwater brings conservative ranchers and liberal newcomers together.
by Arla Shephard , Nov 24, 2009 -
Crash of the cottonwoods
Across the West, cottonwoods are dying, and no one is sure how to save these iconic trees.
by Gisela Telis, Aug 13, 2008 -
The Battle for the Verde
The Verde River is one of Arizona’s last free-flowing stream, but environmental and local activists fear an ambitious planned pipeline, designed to bring groundwater to the growing Prescott area, will end up sucking the river dry
by Tony Davis, May 14, 2007 -
The end of an era on the Colorado Plateau
The closing down of the Mohave Generating Station and the Black Mesa Mine are both a victory for environmentalists and Indian water activists, and an economic catastrophe for the Hopi and Navajo nations
by Daniel Kraker, Jan 23, 2006 -
A water-and-wilderness bill kicks up dust in Nevada
Critics say an economic development initiative could suck desert springs and rural counties dry
by Ryan Slattery, Sep 13, 2004 -
A Thirst for Growth
In Sierra Vista, Ariz., a partnership of developers, environmentalists and government agencies is trying to keep the San Pedro River alive, while at the same time allowing for continued growth in this burgeoning Sunbelt city
by Tony Davis, Aug 30, 2004






