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Joanna Allhands

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Arizona forests are still paying for a 2012 bad decision

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Joanna Allhands

Hard truths about rural Arizona's water supply

Hard truths about rural Arizona's water supply
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Plan to limp Lake Mead to 2026 is far more uncertain now

Plan to limp Lake Mead to 2026 is far more uncertain now
03.03.2025 20

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Hobbs' water policies won't survive when she leaves

Hobbs' water policies won't survive when she leaves
24.02.2025 2

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A cautionary tale as competition for water grows

A cautionary tale as competition for water grows
15.02.2025 4

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Groundwater fight spills into court, where no one wins

11.02.2025 5

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Why does Arizona import so much food from Mexico?

07.02.2025 10

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Feds spent months on useless plan to save the Colorado

25.01.2025 4

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4 ideas that could help Arizona (and actually pass)

14.01.2025 10

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It's 2025, and Arizona is no closer to its water goals

10.01.2025 5

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A lawsuit is no way to fix groundwater problems

A judge, not lawmakers, could significantly alter how Arizona water law works. That is, if the case even goes anywhere. Arizona Attorney General...

17.12.2024 6

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Joanna Allhands

No one really wants to solve the Colorado River crisis

Colorado River negotiators should stop saying that they want to work with their counterparts in other states. Because it’s blatantly obvious that...

12.12.2024 5

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Joanna Allhands

Buckeye is missing 1 big thing to build homes again

How can metro Phoenix erase an acute housing shortage without draining its aquifers, now that the groundwater on which much of this growth once...

08.12.2024 5

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Joanna Allhands

Don't overlook thousands protesting Mesa's water rates

Mesa has valid reasons to raise monthly water bills by about $4, on average, next year. There are several key projects coming online to shore up...

27.11.2024 5

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Joanna Allhands

Arizona raises the nuclear option for the Colorado River

These are volatile times on the Colorado River, even if water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell are relatively stable. The rules expire at the...

25.11.2024 10

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Joanna Allhands

Arizona wants to be a leader in flying cars? Oh, brother

I’ve clearly been watching too much Neil deGrasse Tyson. Because when I read about Gov. Katie Hobbs’ plan to revamp an arm of the state’s economic...

15.11.2024 4

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: How Trump, Congress could change Arizona water

Most voters weren’t thinking about Arizona’s water supply when they voted for president or Congress. But the election results could impact pending...

11.11.2024 5

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: No, the democracy apocalypse never happened

Plenty of folks woke up this morning feeling angry, disappointed and bewildered. Me? I am relieved. And, no, it has nothing to do with who won....

07.11.2024 6

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: Who will win? Make your predictions here

Who will win the election? You know it’s tight when polls are statistical dead heats and even the paid prognosticators are couching their...

02.11.2024 3

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: Don't let a plan to use less groundwater die

Arizona is considering the most significant change in decades to its Assured Water Supply program, which helps ensure that new growth has acquired...

30.10.2024 2

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: Forced water regulations? They could be coming

Batten down the hatches: Willcox may be the first community in Arizona to be told what kind of water regulation it will have. State law has long...

24.10.2024 1

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: What to know about the water race on your ballot

Not sure what to do about the Central Arizona Water Conservation District candidates on your ballot? Here’s a quick rundown: There are two...

17.10.2024 1

Arizona Republic

Joanna Allhands

Opinion: Many ballots are 80 questions long. Yes, really

A local Republican legislative district is urging fellow GOP voters to use a mail-in ballot. “Did you know 350,000 Republicans left their green...

11.10.2024 2

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Joanna Allhands

Opinion: What to know about the 69 judges on the ballot

Few Arizona voters have met the judges on the Nov. 5 ballot. We don’t follow their cases and haven’t sat in their courtrooms. But — like most races...

08.10.2024 20

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Want water? Then this down-ballot race matters to you

It might seem like things are smooth sailing on the Colorado River. We haven’t seen headlines about its largest reservoir, Lake Mead, heading for...

13.09.2024 2

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Joanna Allhands

Which national parks are best? Answer might surprise you

Darryl and Kathleen Toupkin of Scottsdale have gone to the far edges of the earth — literally — to accomplish their goal. They visited their first...

11.09.2024 2

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Joanna Allhands

Why I'm rethinking how Arizona can save more water

It’s widely believed that Active Management Areas (AMAs) are too stringent to work in rural Arizona. The rules are too prescriptive, the argument...

05.09.2024 1

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Joanna Allhands

The plan to save Lake Mead is working. But it won't last

We have a good story to tell about the Colorado River (I know. Since when have I typed those words?) Consider where we are: Lake Mead and Lake...

27.08.2024 10

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Joanna Allhands

New plan to replenish pumped water is a stab in the dark

Once a decade, the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District must decide how much water it must put back into the aquifer to offset the...

21.08.2024 4

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Joanna Allhands

What is the future of MAGA in Arizona? Readers weigh in

If you’re not subscribed to our free opinions newsletter, you’re missing out on exclusive content ― like this conversation we’ve been having with...

19.08.2024 3

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Joanna Allhands

Decide how to grow and save water, or others will

GOP lawmakers have grown impatient with Gov. Katie Hobbs’ 2023 “pause” on new subdivisions in areas of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater. And...

13.08.2024 4

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Joanna Allhands