by Melissa | Jan 26, 2017 | Environment, Florence, Government
Florence spends almost $300K per year to fight Florence Copper by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Four separate resolutions committing the town to unspecified legal expenses to oppose Florence Copper’s permits to operate were passed by the Town...
by Melissa | Jan 25, 2017 | Environment
New two-mile-long earth fissure discovered in southern Pinal County A fresh, ~ 2-mile long earth fissure occurs 10 miles south-southwest of Picacho Peak State Park on Arizona Trust Land in southern Pinal County (Figure 1a & b.). This new fissure, which is oriented...
by Melissa | Jan 25, 2017 | Environment, Government
Arizona seeks ways to prop up Lake Mead, pending federal cash Plans could delay cuts in Colorado Supply, though advocates say longer-term adaptation still needed. by Brandon Loomis | The Republic Arizona is closing in on a set of water conservation deals that leaders...
by Melissa | Jan 19, 2017 | Environment, Marana
Monsanto opponents address the MUSD Governing Board by Brad Allis | The Explorer The controversy over the Monsanto greenhouse coming to the Marana area made its way to the Marana Unified School District Governing Board. Opponents of Monsanto utilized the call to the...
by Melissa | Jan 17, 2017 | Casa Grande, Environment
New Casa Grande solar farm to power 300 homes Pinal Central A Pinal County electrical district has brought a solar farm in Casa Grande online that will generate enough electricity to power 300 homes, company officials said. The 1.5-megawatt SunPower solar energy...
by Melissa | Jan 17, 2017 | Environment
APS dedicates new solar plant in Red Rock by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch Over 182,000 new solar panels in Red Rock are generating enough electricity to power up to 10,000 homes. But the energy they’re producing has already been dedicated to two customers:...