This Record of Decision (ROD) constitutes the Department’s final decision after facilitating, analyzing, and considering public input over the past two and one-half years, during which the ongoing drought continued to focus nationwide attention on the Basin.
This study uses simulation-based life cycle assessment (LCA) together with a commercial flowsheet simulation program to compare several copper smelting technologies against each other when producing metallic blister copper from sulfide copper ore.
This paper examines the security of water resources in Phoenix, AZ, under different scenarios of climate change, consumption patterns, and reductions of available surface water.
Contrast of Phoenix and Tucson’s different approaches to urban water management—Phoenix leaning heavily on supply augmentation and growth-first policies, while Tucson adopted earlier and more aggressive conservation strategies—highlighting how these divergent paths shape their sustainability and resilience in a water-scarce desert environment
As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department of the Interior today announced urgent action to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System, including commitments for continued engagement with impacted states and Tribes.
The purpose of the withdrawal requested is to protect the lands pending conveyance to the Town of Superior (Town), Pinal County, Arizona as directed by Congress.
