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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Milman and agency

Arizona limits future home-building in Phoenix area due to lack of groundwater

Phoenix Arizona with its downtown lit by the last rays of sun at the dusk.
Downtown Phoenix. Arizona is one of the driest states in the US. Photograph: Dreamframer/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The state of Arizona has restricted future home-building in the Phoenix area due to a lack of groundwater, based on projections showing that wells will run dry under existing conditions.

The action by the Arizona department of water resources on Thursday is set to slow population growth for the Phoenix region, the state capital, home to 4.6 million people and one of the most rapidly expanding areas of the United States.

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