http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/the-latest-pumping-arizonas-rivers-dry The state water board gives the go-ahead to a groundwater pumping project that could harm the San Pedro River No publisher Emily Guerin Sierra Vista groundwater pumping Verde River Arizona San Pedro River 2013-05-10T21:14:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.10/calling-for-a-crackdown-on-polygamous-crime Crimes committed by a fundamentalist sect on the Utah-Arizona border needs to be seriously investigated by both the Mormon Church and those states. No publisher Ray Ring Mormon Church Arizona Warren Jeffs Polygamy Short Creek Hildale, Utah Colorado City FLDS child abuse sexual assault fundamentalism Debra Weyermann 2012-06-06T15:47:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar/can-solar-produce-long-lasting-jobs Constructing solar energy plants provides well-paying jobs, but most of the work is only temporary. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit solar energy Arizona NRG Solar industrial solar recession Dateland utility-scale solar projects agricultural jobs long-term employment First Solar Agua Caliente Solar Project solar energy jobs 2012-05-25T23:11:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/whats-the-best-place-for-big-solar Environmentalists have been too busy squabbling over proposed solar plants to pay much attention to one of the most promising sites: Gila Bend, Ariz. No publisher Sarah Gilman energy transmission lines Solar energy geothermal power Ivanpah Solar renewable energy Big Solar climate change Arizona desert tortoises endangered desert plants industrial solar Judith Lewis Mernit Mojave Desert Gila Bend utility-scale solar projects global warming endangered species coal power Green Path North environmental movement 2012-05-25T01:39:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/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. No publisher Kari Lydersen Superior Arizona Mining Reform Coalition Arizona Resolution Copper Mine tailings BHP Billiton block cave mining Rio Tinto John McCain environmental activists land-swap bills waste rock groundwater pumping Queen Valley 2012-05-18T14:58:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.5/traveling-arizona-highways-in-your-dreams-and-on-the-ground In 1960, an Illinois mailman falls in love with the desert through the pages of Arizona Highways and hands on his dream -- and a piece of Mohave County --to his son and grandson. No publisher Tony Fitzpatrick autobiography Arizona Old Route 66 Mohave County family life Arizona Highways magazine road trips Arizona desert 2012-03-30T11:58:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/the-las-vegas-effect Grand Canyon air tours are fun, the way Las Vegas is fun, but one of the world’s natural wonders should not be treated like a sideshow. No publisher Ray Ring national park overflights Grand Canyon air tours Arizona air tour industry John Dougherty Tusayan natural quiet Las Vegas Strip backpacking 2011-06-09T21:28:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.3/arizonas-fossil-creek-gets-restored-and-loved-to-death Arizona's Fossil Creek, dramatically brought back to life, is now endangered by the hordes of people who love it. No publisher Jay Canode Arizona wild and scenic rivers stream restoration park overuse outdoor recreation Forest Service Fossil Creek dam removal public access 2011-02-25T15:38:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-high-country-views-episode-2 Jonathan Thompson and Cally Carswell talk sage grouse and states' rights. No publisher Cally Carswell sage grouse Department of the Interior Arizona Ken Salazar High Country Views Wyoming Utah states rights health care Endangered Species Act podcast 2010-03-29T17:18:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17359 A proposed national heritage area in southern Arizona would draw attention to unique landscapes and thousands of years of tradition No publisher Christine Hoekenga Parks and Preserves National Heritage Area Arizona public lands 2010-02-05T09:40:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17408 Arizona developer promises sun, moon and stars No publisher Marty Durlin Wilderness dark sky Arizona development 2010-02-05T08:40:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16314 What makes Mormon crickets run; Cactus Rescue Crew; tree murder; Dick Cheney shoot-alike; gun dealers in the West; Dakota Sioux Scrabble No publisher Betsy Marston Humor Western odd news Mormon crickets entomologists Reno Gazette-Journal Patrick Lorch biologists cricket swarms insect migrations insect behavior Tucson Arizona desert saguaro cactus transplanting Cactus Rescue Crew Margaret Livingstone 2010-02-05T09:33:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16047 Brian Moore has retrofitted his house in Phoenix, Ariz., to enable him to re-use water and live more sustainably No publisher Hilary Watts Brian Moore gray water green lifestyle sustainable living water use plumbing St. Gregory’s Church and Elementary School Phoenix Arizona Colorado River Benedictine monks environmentalists water conservation 2010-02-05T08:56:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/309/15878 Chef John Sharpe has created a gourmet restaurant in the desert town of Winslow, Ariz., far from his birthplace in the misty green landscape of England No publisher Peter Friederici Western Culture John Sharpe chefs gourmet cooks restaurateurs Turquoise Room Restaurant La Posada Hotel Winslow Arizona Mary Colter Painted Desert farmers’ markets Flagstaff Community Market organic food fresh produce Gourmet magazine cuisine piki corn br 2010-02-05T08:31:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/295/15404 Resolution Copper Company is trying to obtain a land swap in order to mine at Arizona’s Oak Flat campground, a popular rock-climbing spot No publisher Hilary Watts Copper Oak Flat campground Superior Arizona Resolution Copper Company Rio Tinto Company Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd. land swaps Forest Service Bureau of Land Management rock climbing mining impacts National Environmental Policy Act Jason Keit 2010-02-05T09:24:08Z News Article