Arizona’s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up

September 11, 2026 · 12:00 pm 1 sources

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• Arizona’s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up
  The Verge · September 11, 2026 12:00
  Arizona, an epicenter for the bipartisan push to revive American chip manufacturing, is about to lose more than a quarter of the water it typically pulls each year from the Colorado River. The 1,400-mile waterway is a crucial lifeline for the region and other western states. A recent federal…