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Posted Dec 20, 2021, 3:28 pm
Madison Beal
/Special to TucsonSentinel.com
This summer, Tucson's third-heaviest monsoon ever brought water to normally dry washes, and with it came a steady stream of trash — foam cups, plastic bags, cigarette butts, old toys, and phone chargers. But a group of volunteers is dedicated to cleaning up the thousands of pounds of waste that move through these waterways.
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Posted Jul 20, 2021, 6:19 pm
Quinn McVeigh
/TucsonSentinel.com
Early last week, a large flood hit the Santa Cruz River after heavy monsoon rains, providing a much-needed boost for the river's biodiversity and the aquifer lying beneath. ... Read more»
Posted Apr 6, 2017, 9:15 am
Andres Guerra Luz
/Cronkite News
Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, share something more meaningful than their city name. They also share a source of water that is vital to their region of the border.... Read more»
Posted Apr 24, 2014, 3:07 pm
Kirsten Kraklio
/Cronkite News Service
For more than 20 years, water from the Colorado River has stopped at Morelos Dam, which diverted its flow into Mexican canals for agriculture and municipal use. But in March, water began rushing through the gates to help regenerate the river’s delta habitats.... Read more»
Posted Mar 31, 2014, 3:21 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
For the next eight weeks, millions of gallons of water will gush from the Morelos Dam west of Yuma, reinvigorating the bone-dry river channel of the Colorado River as it flows south from the U.S.-Mexico border. Last week, a crowd gathered to celebrate the sudden appearance of flowing water, the result of an bi-national agreement to release water as part of a five-year restoration project.... Read more»
Posted Jun 18, 2013, 9:48 am
Xi Chen
/Cronkite News Service
Environmental groups are expressing concerns about the preferred route for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, a proposed power line that would run from New Mexico to Southeastern Arizona.... Read more»
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Posted Jul 25, 2012, 10:04 am
Brandon Ross
/Cronkite News Service
The federal government identified two sites in Arizona Tuesday as hot spots for solar energy, part of a larger plan to spur development of utility-scale solar projects in six Western states. The Arizona sites cover just under 6,000 acres and have the potential to generate 663 megawatts of electricity,... Read more»
Posted Mar 19, 2010, 7:17 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Who will take on the eventual GOP nominee? Tucson City Councilman Rodney Glassman is still exploring a race, but has yet to formally declare. Politco names Southern Arizona businesswoman Nan Stockholm Walden as a potential candidate.... Read more»