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Pima County Raises Water Concerns as Copper World Mine Advances

August 25, 2026 1:04 pmAugust 25, 2026 1:33 pm

Pima County is renewing scrutiny of the massive Copper World mining project southeast of Tucson. A memorandum sent Monday to the Pima County Board of Supervisors details potential water impacts east of the Santa Rita Mountains, including previously observed increases...

Damage to Hopi Headdress Underscores Precarious State of Many Native Artifacts

August 24, 2026 10:08 amAugust 28, 2026 9:57 am

The damaging of a priceless Hopi artifact at the Desert View Watchtower in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park earlier this summer has refocused attention on the vulnerability of such relics and the limited legal power of indigenous tribes to take...

Griffin, Sundareshan Clash Over Data-Center Ideology

July 30, 2026 3:35 pm

PHOENIX — For Rep. Gail Griffin (R-19), Arizona’s data-center boom is a utility-planning problem: large power users should not leave residential customers paying for new power plants and transmission lines. For Senate Minority Leader Priya Sundareshan (D-18), the challenge is...

Maricopa Judge Overturns Hobbs’ Housing Development Ban

April 22, 2026 9:56 amMay 15, 2026 7:42 am

On April 21, 2026, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott A. Blaney ruled that a key housing restriction imposed by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration was adopted illegally, preventing the state from using the policy to halt new home development in...

ADEQ Adopts New Regulatory Fee Structure

February 5, 2026 9:56 amFebruary 24, 2026 7:51 am

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has adopted a revised method for calculating inflation-based adjustments to specific permit and compliance fees, a change implemented through the state’s administrative rulemaking process rather than legislation. The update, published on...

Dunn Pushes Back on Cronkite Yuma Pesticide Alarm

December 2, 2025 3:10 pmDecember 23, 2025 4:39 pm

Arizona State Senator Tim Dunn (R-LD29) is challenging a recent Cronkite News article that has now been republished across Arizona, arguing the piece spread “misleading and unscientific claims” about pesticide use, worker safety, and the state’s agriculture industry. The Cronkite...

TPA Targets Liberal Energy Agenda Through SRP Election Action

August 13, 2025 12:06 pmAugust 21, 2025 2:57 pm

Turning Point Action (TPAction) is retooling its devastatingly effective “Chase the Vote” machine to focus on two of Arizona’s most overlooked but powerful elections—the Salt River Project (SRP) and Council races. With control over water policy, electricity rates, and energy...