AZ power co-ops get stimulus funds

A Southern Arizona power cooperative and two member distribution cooperatives will receive more than $32 million as part of a federal project to modernize the nation's electric grid.

Navajo station needs emission control reprieve

Haze will always be an occasional problem at the Grand Canyon, whether or not the nearby Navajo Generating Station is forced to install expensive equipment to reduce emissions.

American Indians attending UA up for sixth year

College leaders had good news and bad news to share at the Tribal and College Leaders Summit at the University of Arizona this week.

Deal with UniSource unit puts 2nd big project in gear

Arizona's first commercial wind farm made the state the fastest growing in the nation's wind industry in the third quarter of 2009.

Deal with UniSource unit puts 2nd big project in gear

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Prop. 200 would reduce creative opportunities

College leaders had good news and bad news to share at the Tribal and College Leaders Summit at the University of Arizona on Monday.

UniSource unit to buy power from planned Ariz. wind-solar farm

KINGMAN — UniSource Energy Services, which provides electric and natural-gas service in rural Northern and Southern Arizona, has agreed to purchase the output of a planned wind farm and solar array in the Kingman area.

State's monthly jobless rate levels out

PHOENIX — Arizona's jobless rate remained virtually unchanged for the second month in a row. But that doesn't necessarily mean the economy is stabilizing.

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Brewer faults smog controls on coal-fired plant

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer is siding with the operators of a major coal-fired power plant who don't want to spend the money to improve visibility at the Grand Canyon and other national parks.

Principal's enthusiasm leads Navajo students to proficiency

TOHATCHI, N.M. — Fifth-grader Darius Yazzie's after-school chores include hauling water for horses and feeding chickens, while his classmate, Shanika Begay, rides a bus 15 miles each way through the rolling hills of this impoverished corner of the Navajo Nation.