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COOLIDGE – An ancient Hohokam farming community and burial sites lie beneath 146 acres of farmland just west of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.
Because only about 18 inches of earth are disturbed for farming, the archaeological history isn’t threatened, said Karl Cordova, superintendent at the monument.
“Farming is a good way to preserve resources on the land versus residential development,” Cordova said.
Arizona’s U.S. senators and two House members are renewing efforts to create the largest copper mine in North America 70 miles east of Phoenix, just two months after the mine’s foreign owners blamed congressional gridlock for their decision to lay off more than 400 workers and halt development of the project.
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday issued a proposed rule meant to reduce haze in the Grand Canyon by cutting emissions at the Navajo Generating Station.
Federal law requires the EPA to reduce haze at national parks across the U.S.
FLAGSTAFF, AZ -- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., continues her in-district visits today with a tour of Northern Arizona’s Schultz Fire area, which suffered about 15,000 acres of damage in 2010 and temporarily displaced thousands of residents. The blaze, which was started by an abandoned campfire, ravaged the pristine Coconino National Forest and portions of the Kachina Peaks Wilderness just north of Flagstaff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Arizona counties – each of them part of Congressional District 1 – were designated today as primary natural-disaster areas due to prolonged drought. Eight other counties were designated as contiguous disaster counties. Farmers in these regions are now eligible to apply for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, whose congressional district includes the Navajo Generating Station, released the following statement today in response to the administration’s announcement of plans to form a working group to support Arizona and tribal stakeholders’ interests in the coal-fired plant while pursuing long-term goals of producing clean, affordable and reliable power.