Arizonans are having to choose between paying for their electric bills and their groceries. Arizona’s Corporation Commission is supposed to keep rates affordable. Instead, its GOP majority lets power companies jack up rates. But three seats are up for election 11/5.

The American Lung Association today released a new report, “Something in the Air: Bridging the Air Quality Data Gap with Satellite Technology,” which utilizes satellite-derived data that reveals that Mohave County could have unhealthy levels of particle pollution. Currently, Mohave County does not have ground-based monitors that track particle pollution.

As Arizona voters go the polls, they have more control over their state’s power plants and climate policies than they might realize. This year three of the five seats are up for grabs on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates electric utilities. The commission has authority over how electricity is generated, among other things, and[...]

Trout Unlimited released a new report exploring the connection between water consumption and energy development. The report draws attention to gaps in the reporting of water-use data, as well as gaps in water recycling requirements – and their enforcement – among power plants operated by fossil fuels and coal.

The Arizona Corporation Commission is at the center of critical decisions affecting the state’s energy landscape. Recent votes, along with current proposals by utility regulators, have sparked significant outcry and threaten to take Arizona in the wrong direction. We’ve outlined four key threats to energy bills, public health, and clean air … and four things[...]