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ASU partnership helps ADOT optimize water use across urban freeways

Every day, hundreds of thousands of drivers travel Phoenix-area freeways lined with desert trees, shrubs and cacti. Few likely consider what it takes to keep those landscapes alive, or how much water it requires.

A new…

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Community voices guide what they see in new traveling Arizona water education exhibit

Along Interstate 17 at the northern edge of the Phoenix metro area sits Black Canyon City, a rural community where water has always been central to life in the desert. The unincorporated area lies within the …

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Water careers are diverse. Photos by ThisIsEngineering (left, center) and Daniel Llargues (right).

ASU’s Water Management Certificate builds real-world skills for a new water workforce

As water systems across the Southwest face mounting pressures ranging from aging infrastructure to water supply challenges, the need for a prepared, adaptable workforce has never been more urgent. Arizona State University’s …

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A field comes of age at the 2026 International Atmospheric Water Harvesting Summit

When researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, corporate water users and other leaders gathered at Arizona State University for the Third International Atmospheric Water…

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Revitalizing community: A new STEAM Park brings community together through water education

Situated in the historic heart of the Verde Valley, the Town of Clarkdale brings together community, science and recreation with its Selna-Mongini…

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The Willcox area is a high desert grassland valley with agricultural fields surrounded by mountains. Local residents and leaders gathered to plan for groundwater action. Photos by Faith Kearns.

From conversation to action: Advancing groundwater solutions in southeastern Arizona

Community leaders, farmers and ranchers, homesteaders, agency staff and nonprofit partners…

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