Regulators exempt Mohave County power plant from environmental review
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted to exempt a 200-megawatt power plant expansion in Mohave County from environmental review, upending the way the commission has regulated power plants for decades. State law requires utilities to obtain a certificate of environmental compatibility before building power plants larger than 100 megawatts. But UniSource Energy asked regulators to rule […]
‘Dirty Gas’ Video Series: Big Tobacco and Methane Gas & How Southwest Gas Profits from Back-to-Back Rate Hikes on Arizonans
You may have seen the jaw-dropping reports exposing how the gas utility industry was aware, as far back as the 1970s, that your gas stove could make you sick. Instead of working on a public health solution, what did they do? Industry executives borrowed a page from the Big Tobacco playbook – they funded their own research to confuse the […]
The Arizona Corporation Commission and Public Health – Air Quality
At first glance, the Arizona Corporation Commission might seem like it has pretty much nothing to do with public health. But when you scratch the surface just a little, you’ll discover that the Commission does in fact influence public health.
