/search/?a=9f9233a0-cf0e-11de-a7f1-001cc4c002e0&f=rss&sd=desc tucson.com - RSS Results TNCMS 1.92.3 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 For generations, the presence of Hoover Dam and its massive power plant routinely translated into cheap electricity for cities, farmers, irrigation districts and other major electrical energy users in Arizona and the Southwest. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:15:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d72c2f91-3707-4c99-a954-c39ee1eaf018 /news/local/subscriber/article_d72c2f91-3707-4c99-a954-c39ee1eaf018.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï A mediator might be needed to break a long deadlock in how to divvy up water from the Colorado River among states, a commission says. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5c96a44c-da6d-4fcd-97ea-86df45b398a2 /news/state-regional/government-politics/article_5c96a44c-da6d-4fcd-97ea-86df45b398a2.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï The goal is to prevent Lake Powell from falling so low that Glen Canyon Dam would no longer be able to generate electricity. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:40:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/02baf164-f1ec-4ed4-9052-3fa4d2fa88f5 /news/local/environment/article_02baf164-f1ec-4ed4-9052-3fa4d2fa88f5.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï The Bureau of Reclamation says it plans to substantially increase Colorado River water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell and to reduce releases from Powell to Lake Mead. The purpose of these actinos will be to keep Powell from… Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:31:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/22d4fc8c-2ec3-43ec-b6f4-1ba9a01814e4 /news/local/environment/article_22d4fc8c-2ec3-43ec-b6f4-1ba9a01814e4.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï Everywhere you look for almost a mile along the Santa Cruz River on °µÍø³Ô¹Ï's south side, you see Gooding's willows. Short ones, tall ones, fat ones, thin ones, sometimes spread apart, sometimes packed together almost wall-to-wall in style. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:45:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/1658fcfb-0f7e-4136-87f1-b5d43de3e960 /news/local/environment/article_1658fcfb-0f7e-4136-87f1-b5d43de3e960.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, pressed in the °µÍø³Ô¹Ï area Monday to spell out how he’ll handle the Colorado River's water crisis, said “nobody will be happy." Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:50:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/bbdac218-c7c8-4574-87d6-2b6bcfa6d94b /news/local/environment/article_bbdac218-c7c8-4574-87d6-2b6bcfa6d94b.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï °µÍø³Ô¹Ï Water violated state requirements for two straight years, limiting how much of its drinking water is lost or not properly accounted for after all of its deliveries were totaled and analyzed. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:23:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/324cbfdf-1067-4a95-8c6c-4cc8322825c3 /news/local/subscriber/article_324cbfdf-1067-4a95-8c6c-4cc8322825c3.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï Will Arizona get more serious about water conservation, or return to depending on groundwater pumping? Experts weigh in. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:15:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/047eed63-5a0e-475a-a5e6-8d7c75c07722 /news/local/environment/article_047eed63-5a0e-475a-a5e6-8d7c75c07722.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï Out in the Avra Valley, about 30 miles northwest of °µÍø³Ô¹Ï, a wide swath of water pours down a fenced-off canal about 80 feet wide. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:50:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/70cc15b6-c210-458d-898b-5dce059e7308 /news/local/subscriber/article_70cc15b6-c210-458d-898b-5dce059e7308.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï Arizona is gearing up for a potential legal battle over Colorado River water, hiring a high-powered law firm with Supreme Court experience. As drought worsens and negotiations stall, officials warn a court fight over shrinking water supplies may be next. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:20:00 -0700 http://tucson.com/tncms/asset/editorial/def43bdb-66e9-486b-ada3-f50920559dae /news/state-regional/government-politics/article_def43bdb-66e9-486b-ada3-f50920559dae.html Tony Davis °µÍø³Ô¹Ï