Mesa, Phoenix businesses key on planting trees
Arizona cities, environmental advocates and businesses are teaming up to combat extreme heat by launching a variety of tree-planting initiatives. With names like “Trees are Cool” and a “Cool Corridor” program, Mesa and Phoenix are trying to motivate residents to join the effort by providing free trees and resources to help with planting.
The Inflation Reduction Act’s rollout is bringing green jobs across the US—see the projects happening near you
Within six months of becoming law in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act created more than 100,000 permanent green jobs across the United States. The IRA—which aims to reduce greenhouse gases to 40% below 2005 levels by 2030—promised $370 billion in tax credits to the renewable energy industry. By […]
EPA Establishes Environmental Assistance Center in Arizona to Advance Environmental Justice in the West
Great news, Arizona! The University of Arizona has been granted $10 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) program. This nationwide initiative will establish 17 centers to provide technical assistance to communities in need. The University of Arizona will utilize the […]
City of Phoenix and partners launch co-op for Phoenix residents to go solar together
Phoenix, AZ – Today, the City of Phoenix and nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced the launch of the Phoenix Metro Solar Co-op to help residents in the valley go solar. Several successful rounds have helped more than 127 homeowners install rooftop solar. With new federal tax incentives and a financial assistance program for […]
Voters agree sustainability is key to our future
As we celebrate Earth Month, Arizona enjoys — despite an era of perceived partisan division across the country — remarkable consensus about the need to prioritize the environment and create a sustainable future. Arizonans understand that living in harmony with the environment is good for our health and good for our economy. Knowing that they […]
Phoenix Mayor prioritizes homelessness, climate, infrastructure in state of city address
PHOENIX – Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego stressed the importance of addressing homelessness, climate change and infrastructure in her annual State of the City address Wednesday. “As the city continues to confront this challenge head-on, I am renewing my call to our partners – from other municipalities across the Valley to state and county agencies: The only way […]
As heat-related deaths soar in Arizona, activists launch tree-planting initiatives
With names like “Tucson Million Trees,” “Trees are Cool” and a “Cool Corridor” program, Tucson, Mesa and Phoenix are trying to motivate residents to join the effort by providing free trees and resources to help with planting. The effort can’t come soon enough. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that Arizona’s climate conditions […]
Inflation Reduction Act investments paying off
Arizonans are enjoying our famously perfect spring weather, and new federal clean energy investments are already on their way to Arizona pockets. The sweeping package of clean energy tax credits and funding programs known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) may not be top of mind for every Arizonan right now, but it should be. […]
Arizona lands $47.5 million in federal funding for home weatherization work
Shirley Moore was reluctant to invite people over to her home in Coolidge because she didn’t want them to be too hot or too cold. At 72, she didn’t have the income to pay her rising utility bills and had instead devised a system of strategically placed fans and blankets, depending on the season. But […]
