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Drought plan implementation must emphasize sustainability

Guest Opinion//February 15, 2019//[read_meter]

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Drought plan implementation must emphasize sustainability

Drought plan implementation must emphasize sustainability

Guest Opinion//February 15, 2019//[read_meter]

Arizona barely met the federal deadline to approve a Drought Contingency Plan for the lower Colorado River basin. At stake is the threat of a serious water shortage affecting the...

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Tags: cotton, Cattle, beef, conservation, water, Colorado River, gas emissions, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, John Newport, Drought Contingency Plan, Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, farmers

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