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A private company with land near Cibola, Arizona sold its rights to hundreds of acre feet of water to the town of Queen Creek, just north of Phoenix, 200 miles away. Some locals still question how it happened at all.
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A new survey of farmers and ranchers found they mainly trust local agencies and have not taken much advantage of state and federal payout programs.
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This month a specially equipped airplane using high tech cameras and light pulses is flying over 18 conservation areas between the U.S. Mexico border and Hoover Dam.
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Congressman Raul Grijalva discusses the cost of caring for migrants being borne by border hospitals. The Kyl Center's Sarah Porter on how evaporation impacts water allocations. Yuma County Attorney Jon Smith talks about domestic violence cases in the county.
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As climate change continues to shrink the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs, a group of four states that use its water are set to lay out plans to reboot a conservation program.
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This week the Field shifts its focus from the politics of electing new leaders to the politics of water as a key document governing distribution of Colorado River resources turns 100.
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A new study quantifies what was lost as Colorado’s population increased over a 40-year span. Leon Kolankiewicz co-authored the study, as well as similar reports on Arizona and the nation as a whole released over the last year.
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Candidates for State Senate talk water policy as the Democrat in the race, Brian Fernandez, responds to charges he made inappropriate comments about a colleague. Also, Democrat Adrian Fontes talks about his bid for Arizona Attorney General.
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Sen. Kelly appears on a political talk show to call for greater collaboration on conservation
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Cuts are likely to be felt most sharply in central Arizona, but water agencies in that area are pulling from their reserves to soften the blow.