Arizona’s Water Quality Improvement Grant (WQIG) program is a part of the bewildering array of government assistance program’s available to the state’s public land ranchers.
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Arizona Legislature Diverted Prop. 303 Money To Ranchers
Arizona voters passed Proposition 303 in 1998 to fund the Growing Smarter Act with the belief that it would provide $20 million a year for communities and nonprofits to buy state land to preserve it as natural open space. But very few of the voters knew that the Arizona Legislature had secretly included a clause …
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Arizona Water Protection Fund Hijacked By Agricultural Interests
The Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF) was created in 1994 by the Arizona Legislature to protect and enhance the state’s streams and associated riparian habitat. But during the last several years it’s been hijacked for the benefit of ranchers and irrigated agriculture.
Arizona State Grazing Leases Mismanaged In Favor Of Ranchers
The State of Arizona is managing its state land grazing leases primarily for the benefit of ranchers, not the state’s public schools – as federal law requires.
The Truth About Arizona’s Environmental License Plates
Thousands of Arizona’s motor vehicle owners have purchased a specialty license plate believing a portion of the extra fee they paid for it would go to a good cause. But some specialty plate owners would be surprised to learn where their money really went.