Arizona joins lawsuit to block Trump federal payment freeze

Arizona joined with 22 other states Tuesday to sue President Donald Trump over his sweeping federal grant freeze, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Shortly before the states filed their suit, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked Trump’s payment pause in response to a separate lawsuit from the National Council of Nonprofits. The […]
New leadership should embrace advancements in clean transportation and clean energy

With new leadership and recently elected officials being sworn in at the federal, state, and local levels, come new opportunities. However, as innovative policies and approaches are discussed, it is important to simultaneously build upon successful, impactful, and popular programs that are already in place or underway.
How Trump’s actions on energy could worsen climate change in Arizona

As Phoenix emerges from its hottest year on record, President Donald Trump will sign a series of orders designed to expand U.S. fossil fuels production and relax climate-related regulations in his first day of office. The orders could worsen the effects of climate change by increasing long-term global emissions and slowing the country’s transition to […]
Arizona conservation groups present 2025 Environmental Priorities to Governor Hobbs and Legislature

More than 35 conservation groups including the Sierra Club, Arizona Youth Climate Coalition, Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders for Equity, Chispa Arizona, presented their 2025 Environmental Priorities to the Arizona Legislature and Governor Katie Hobbs in Phoenix yesterday. The coalition is calling for urgent action on the climate crisis, advocating for clean […]
Tucson Electric Power filings show millions of dollars to trade and chamber groups possibly borne by customers

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) spent $2.1 million, which it intends to collect from customers, on memberships in political trade associations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and other groups during 20 months between 2023 and 2024. TEP reported their contributions for that period to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in response to a series of […]
American Lung Association Poll Finds Arizona Voters Believe Clean Energy Will Clean Up our Air and Strengthen Our Economy

Today, the American Lung Association in Arizona released updated polling that shows for the fifth consecutive year, Arizona voters continue to view air pollution and climate change as serious problems and support clean energy and transportation solutions. More than 7 in 10 voters agree a transition to clean energy will have a positive impact on […]
Arizona is making a clean sweep in energy innovation, thanks to IRA

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has sparked an unprecedented wave of investment in Arizona, reinforcing our state’s position as a leader in clean energy innovation, infrastructure and advanced manufacturing throughout 2024. At the Arizona Technology Council, our mission to drive growth in the state’s technology sector has given us a front-row seat to how transformative […]