Water Conservation

Part II: Whisper Down the Solar Lane

By the AZFPI Board Part II – Potential Impacts of Utility-Scale Solar in Yavapai County This is the second part in a two-part series about proposed utility-scale solar and battery storage farms in Yavapai County Yavapai County’s Development Services staff has drafted a utility-scale solar ordinance to regulate the construction, operation, and decommissioning of large, […]

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Let’s Make a Mine Deal: The Story of the Gold Paradise Peak Mine

By the AZFPI Board This post was updated on 4/29/24 to reflect a correction on the EPA’s ECHO database. A Look at the Players, Property & Regulators of Gold Paradise Peak Mine This is a complicated story of high-stakes real estate with mineral rights investments, never-ending litigation, unresolved regulatory violations, and financial skullduggery. But singularly

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Citizen Opinion Piece Crystallizes Candidates’ Failures

Prescott voters have been making their voices heard objecting to rapid, damaging growth at City Council meetings, in letters in local publications and in opinion pieces. Most recently, the Daily Courier published a “Talk of the Town” column in which long-time Prescott resident Kathleen Murphy wrote about her disappointment in how past City Council members

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Blair & Lamerson Part of Why Prescott Growth Out of Control

Steve Blair and Jim Lamerson are the poster boys for term limits in Prescott. Steve Blair has been on the Prescott City Council for 12 years; Jim Lamerson for 16 years. (Voters rejected Lamerson in the last election.) They both need to retire. Instead, they are running for re-election to continue their short-sighted decision-making. New

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Willow Lake in 2021

Reckless Use of Water an Example of Mayor’s View of Prescott Heritage

This photo illustrates why runaway housing development, a liberal water policy for developers and a lack of transparency are threatening the water supply in Prescott. Willow Lake is drying up as a result of the drought and evaporation, which shows no signs of ending as temperatures continue to climb. Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli claims there’s

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