Groundwater is considered the largest reservoir of liquid freshwater on Earth and a habitat for complex microbial communities that drive essential biogeochemical cycles. Until now, the role of viruses ...

Bill would close a “loophole” allowing developers to pump water without a permit from the state engineer if the operation is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Arizona will start limiting groundwater pumping in a desert valley where a Saudi-owned dairy company grows hay, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Saudi-owned dairy company Fondomonte grows hay on thousands of acres of desert farmland in Vicksburg, Ariz. (Kayla Bartkowski ...

For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona, where a Saudi-owned dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of ...

Arizona is creating a new active management area in the Ranegras groundwater basin to more tightly monitor water use. The new rules require annual water use reports and conservation goals for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Groundwater is declining in many rural areas of Arizona, where farms have long been allowed to pump unlimited ...

One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal that state officials say will help preserve disappearing groundwater and provide financial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tractor rolls across an alfalfa field in Vicksburg, Ariz, owned by Fondomonte, a Saudi company that farms on thousands of acres ...

Lush green fields of alfalfa spread across thousands of acres in a desert valley in western Arizona, where a dairy company from Saudi Arabia grows the thirsty crop by pulling up groundwater from ...