Water
From neon orange to chocolate brown: The West’s unluckiest river takes a beating
By Luke Runyon | Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
Ash from wildfires and toxic spills have polluted the Animas River, disrupting business and agriculture.
Beavers: An unlikely ally in the battle against drought in the West
By Maggie Mullen | Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018
Wildlife experts are learning to build dams like beavers to save water
Record temps, fishing closures mark unusual summer in Colorado’s High Country
By Grace Hood | Monday, Aug. 27, 2018
When the water is hot, the fish don't thrive.
After 11 years, legal battles over proposed open-pit copper mine continue
By Sarabeth Henne | Friday, Aug. 17, 2018
Arizona is the top producer of copper in the United States
Arizona maintains thousands of water catchments to ensure healthy wildlife populations
By Nick Sherpa | Monday, Aug. 13, 2018
Some wildlife has been cut off from natural water sources because of human activity
Green lite: Tucson saves water with desert landscaping, synthetic grass
By Vanessa Barchfield | Friday, July 27, 2018
The original slogan was 'Never Water Between Four and Eight'
Decades-long court battle over water rights impedes economic investment in rural Arizona
By Bret Jaspers | Friday, July 27, 2018
Growth in Arizona could be affected by years of adjudication about water rights
Remembering the legacy of “those dam women”
By Casey Morell | Friday, July 27, 2018
When Hoover Dam was built in the 1930's, the entire town of Boulder City had to be started from scratch