Yuma School District One receives grant to reduce diesel emissions
In a press release, the school district will use the $103,482 grant to reduce diesel emissions and benefit air…
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Deal in the desert for Colorado River conservation plan
Arizona, California, and Nevada agreed on a plan Monday to conserve three million of acre-feet of Colorado River water by…
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Lower basin plan proposes conservation of Colorado River water
The Lower Basin Plan proposes to conserve 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026, with at least 1.5 million acre-feet in total…
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MCAS Yuma requesting permission to sample off-base drinking water
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are requesting permission to sample off-base drinking water wells in an area one mile to the west of Marine Corps Air…
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Colorado River conservation conversations continue
When Yuma farmers order water from Lake Mead, some of it is lost along the way down the river due to evaporation, runoff, and…
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California creates Valley Water Flood Control Project
Valley Water’s Flood Control Project is designed specifically to prevent flooding in the Coyote Creek community. This is the wake of the catastrophic…
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California community share their thoughts on reforestation project
While people can appreciate this task, there are still homeowners who say they’re primarily angry at the U.S. Forest Service for not doing more to…
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California crops infected due to water mold
Crops like an almond tree branch is now covered in this gumming-being attacked by the pathogen…
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Fortuna Pond temporarily closed due to flooding
The Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office issued an emergency temporary closure of the Fortuna Pond recreational area north of…
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California water experts express flooding concerns
Officials with the Emergency Services Department feel confident with the steps they’ve taken to keep the community safe so far, but they also want…
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IID testifies on Colorado River status and impacts to State Assembly
Representatives of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the Colorado Board of California testified on Tuesday at an informational hearing about…
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Somerton celebrates Arbor Day
Local students were part of Arbor Day in Somerton Friday…
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use
In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in…
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Gila River is on the move and causing road closures
The Painted Rock Dam has released water that is traveling through Southwest Arizona and right into Yuma County. Multiple roads in Yuma County will be…
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California beach closed due to sewage dump
250,000 gallons of sewage flowed into the Los Angeles River Thursday, prompting beaches in Long Beach to close, according the CBS News Los…
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Biden to sign order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.…
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YPG celebrates Earth Day
Students from Price Elementary School planted trees at Yuma Proving Ground Thursday morning in honor of Earth…
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California conducts beach trash survey, finds more than 380,000 pounds of trash
An environmental group in California says that’s down from 2018 when there was 800,000 pounds along the…
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EXPLAINER: What might Colorado River cuts mean for states?
The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million…
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Congressman Ruben Gallego holds ag roundtable in Yuma
Local ag leaders shared their hopes for what will be in the 2023 Farm Bill, which Congress tries to pass every five years to address any agriculture…
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