water rights
Posted Dec 10, 2021, 6:26 am
Shondiin Silversmith
/Arizona Mirror
A new proposal in Congress would let Arizona’s Colorado River Indian Tribes lease portions of their federal Colorado River allocations for the first time, a move the tribes said would benefit both the river and tribal economies.... Read more»
Posted Oct 18, 2021, 8:33 am
Jacob Fischler
/Arizona Mirror
States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that their rights outstrip the available water by nearly one-third, state and tribal leaders told a congressional panel Friday, emphasizing how serious the situation is but offering few solutions.... Read more»
Posted Oct 5, 2021, 3:22 pm
Danielle Prokop
/El Paso Matters
Attorneys laid out their arguments Monday during the first day of a virtual trial in a lawsuit over Rio Grande water with Texas and the federal government alleging that New Mexico’s use of groundwater cut into Texas’ share of river water.... Read more»
Posted Sep 3, 2021, 9:18 am
Jacob Fischler
/Arizona Mirror
The House Natural Resources Committee inched toward approval of a $30 billion bill to fund climate, tribal and environmental programs, marking the first time a committee considered any piece of the $3.5 trillion plan meant to change U.S. health, climate, education and tax policy. ... Read more»
Posted Apr 22, 2021, 11:28 am
Sarah Oven
/Cronkite News
Witnesses at the House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing Wednesday cited statistics that depict a bleak picture of infrastructure on reservations, including water and electricity, and said that even those numbers were likely overly optimistic. “It’s time for America to support the Navajo Nation and all Indigenous communities and invest in utility infrastructure,” said Walter Haase, general manager of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority.... Read more»
Posted Apr 15, 2021, 11:21 am
Sarah Oven
/Cronkite News
The mayor of Superior told a House panel Tuesday that a bill canceling a massive copper mine at Oak Flat would be “devastating” for the Pinal County town and its hopes to revitalize its economy.... Read more»
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Posted Mar 25, 2021, 11:39 am
Sarah Oven
/Cronkite News
Arizona tribal officials told a Senate committee that the federal government can help address a crisis with water infrastructure on their lands through more funding, and less meddling. It’s not just lack of money that’s holding tribes back, but federal laws that hamstring their ability to make decisions for themselves.... Read more»
Posted Sep 22, 2020, 1:28 pm
Claire Chandler & Olivia Munson/Cronkite News
Any case before the Supreme Court has national impact, but a fraction of cases the court decided during Ginsburg’s tenure directly affected Arizona. ... Read more»
Posted Jun 25, 2020, 1:16 pm
Ellie Borst
/Cronkite News
Two Arizona tribes and a Phoenix-based advocacy group joined a pair of lawsuits this week to reverse a Trump administration clean-water rule that critics said would open the “vast majority of Arizona’s waterways” to pollution and degradation.... Read more»
Posted Jul 1, 2019, 1:13 pm
Miranda Faulkner
/Cronkite News
Tribal leaders urged House lawmakers Wednesday to support a handful of bills that would guarantee water to their tribes in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico and fund the water treatment plants and pipelines to deliver it.... Read more»
Posted Apr 20, 2013, 9:34 pm
Rebekah Zemansky
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities.... Read more»
Posted Apr 5, 2012, 5:17 pm
Victoria Pelham
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona’s senators urged tribal leaders Thursday to move quickly on a proposed settlement of water-rights claims so they can push the bill through Congress before this session ends.... Read more»
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