A legal challenge brought by two out-of-state investment firms is testing how Arizona establishes groundwater protections. As the case moves through the courts, state officials warn the outcome could affect future efforts to limit new irrigation in vulnerable aquifers. It’s already complicating decisions in other threatened basins.
Author Archives: Brendon Derr
Brendon Derr, a former Roy W. Howard Fellow for AZCIR, is a contributing data reporter for the newsroom.
