by Melissa | Nov 17, 2014 | Environment, Florence
State stalls Curis’ plans for copper mining in Florence By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times PHOENIX — A state board on Friday blocked construction of a controversial copper leaching operation beneath Florence, at least in the form it was...
by Melissa | Oct 31, 2014 | Environment
Water group hears ideas from Pinal County farmers By Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch Although some local farmers say a planned elimination of agricultural extinguishment credits set to begin in 2019 is acceptable, some would like to see other recommendations...
by Melissa | Oct 9, 2014 | Economy, Environment, Hayden
Kirkpatrick presses on EPA for efficiency on ASARCO Smelter improvements By Mila Besich-Lira US Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick has requested that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) achieve a coordinated and complete settlement as quickly as possible regarding...
by Melissa | Aug 28, 2014 | Environment, Hayden
ASARCO plans $100 million upgrade of Hayden smelter to meet new EPA sulfur dioxide emission limits By James Hodl | Copper Area.com Plans for a $110 million upgrade of the Hayden copper smelter that will bring the apparatus in compliance with new federal regulations...
by Melissa | Aug 12, 2014 | Environment
5 reasons to panic about Arizona’s water, and 5 reasons not to by Shaun McKinnon | The Republic As brown became the new green in drought-stricken California this summer (and as “Drought-Stricken” became that state’s unofficial first name), some...
by Melissa | Jul 31, 2014 | Environment
Contacts: Crystal Thompson, Central Arizona Project, (602) 321-9349, Vickie Patton, EDF (720) 837-6239, Linus Everling, GRIC (520) 562-9763, Stephen Etsitty, Navajo Nation (505) 870-6595, Scott Harelson, SRP (602) EPA Issues Final Rule Adopting Emission Reduction Plan...