Water

Arizona state lawmakers tend to vote in lockstep with their party on water issues, but when it comes to proposed Colorado River cuts, they may break ranks.

Representatives from the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes spoke in front of a Senate Committee to support the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has invited tribal leaders from across the Grand Canyon State to testify on Capitol Hill. The Northeast Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act is the subject of Wednesday’s hearing.

Arizona cities are highlighting the importance of groundwater amid Colorado River shortages.

Cross-country ski areas are doing their best to adapt, but they lack the same tools available in the far bigger downhill skiing industry.

The Verde River watershed in northern Arizona scored high for recreation and low for water quality.

A desalination plant on the California coast could help Phoenix and Tucson deal with Colorado River cuts.

Residents of an Arizona retirement community who are preparing to see their water and sewage costs double are blaming the foreign investors who bought their local utility company – and the well-known Arizona developer who sold it to them.

A federal proposal for Colorado River management would disproportionately hurt Arizona, according to water officials.

Scientists in Sonora are searching for clues about what happened to missing whale populations — and what the creatures that do appear are trying to say about the health of their habitat.