Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona

The Central Arizona Project Canal runs beside a community in the suburbs of North Phoenix. Development projects envisioning thousands of new homes around Phoenix are in question because of a lack of water. Arizona’s governor on Thursday announced plans to limit new construction in parts of the Phoenix area after a state analysis found there wasn’t enough groundwater to support all the growth that had been planned. The announcement by Gov. Katie Hobbs represents a major shift for one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country and is expected...