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Oct 18, 2013

Net metering battle takes center stage

Statewide political warfare is usually reserved for even-numbered years, targets millions of Arizona voters and follows well-defined partisan boundaries. But the fight over solar energy in Arizona has broken all those maxims this year.

Oct 7, 2013

Weighing the risk

Experts say Corp. Comm. needs to dig deeper into cybersecurity threats

Hollywood might make them look easy, or give a false impression about how frequently they happen. But malicious cybersecurity threats to utilities are real, and the Arizona Corporation Commission should adapt to that reality, cyber security experts said Oct. 3.

Sep 4, 2013

Regulators propose phase-in for big water rate increases

Some Arizonans, especially those in rural areas, face having their water bills dramatically increase when providers need to finance infrastructure improvements.

Aug 19, 2013

Arizona reaps jobs, funds from decades-long boom in federal contracting

Federal contract spending in Arizona grew more than three times faster than the national rate over the past 20 years, according to a Cronkite News Service analysis of government data.

Aug 13, 2013

Q & A: Mark Schiavoni APS vice president for operations

In this Aug. 2 interview, Mark Schiavoni, APS vice president for operations, argued that Arizona’s regulated model has worked for more than a century and there is no reason to plunge into the unfamiliar waters of competition. APS spokesman Jim McDonald also sat in for the chat with Arizona Capitol Times reporter Luige del Puerto.

Aug 9, 2013

Powering down

EPA to take its time in review of new plan for Navajo Generating Station

The waiting game has started again for the operators of the Navajo Generating Station.

Jul 31, 2013

Feds, White Mountain Apaches sign ‘historic’ water-rights deal

The federal government and White Mountain Apache tribe signed a “historic” water-rights agreement Tuesday that the two sides said will guarantee water for the tribe and benefit Phoenix water users as well.

Jul 30, 2013

Tempe rowing club volunteers support those with disabilities

Successful rowing teams send their racing crafts gliding efficiently through the water by trying to maintain perfect synchronicity with each other throughout each stroke. It is an all-around team effort.

Jul 30, 2013

Agreement quantifies Arizona tribe’s water rights

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is set to sign off on an agreement that will fund a water delivery system for the White Mountain Apache Tribe.

Mar 11, 2013

Speaker Tobin not giving up on water authority bill

A proposal that would allow the creation of new agencies to secure new regional water supplies is stalled in the Arizona House, but Speaker Andy Tobin says he's not convinced opposition from Yuma farmers means the bill won't move this year.

US, Mexico close to Colorado River water use pact
Nov 9, 2012

US, Mexico close to Colorado River water use pact

Government leaders in the United States and Mexico are close to signing a pact to add areas south of the border to Colorado River water sharing agreements involving seven Western U.S. states.

Jun 8, 2012

Official says Tombstone can do water system work

TOMBSTONE a�� A Tombstone official says the city has Forest Service permission to do limited additional work to protect a spring-fed water system in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista in southeastern Arizona.

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