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Arizona announces limits on construction in Phoenix area as groundwater disappears

CNN  —  Arizona officials announced Thursday the state will no longer grant certifications for new developments within the Phoenix area, as groundwater rapidly disappears amid years of water overuse and climate change-driven drought. A new study showed that the groundwater supporting the Phoenix area likely can’t meet additional development demand in the coming century, officials…

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Transportation, highway upgrades in limbo as Arizona lawmakers debate Proposition 400

Leer en españolIt all could be in jeopardy, everything from roadway improvements to highway construction and public transit service in Maricopa County, if the Legislature and governor can’t reach a deal in the next few weeks on Proposition 400, the region’s half-cent transportation sales tax.And with it, civic leaders, transportation experts and economists say, the…

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