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 (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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

After significant pressure from Vote Solar and other organizations, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) agreed to reconsider the “Grid Access Charge” that unfairly imposes higher electricity prices on households that have chosen to install solar panels. Despite the strong opposition, the ACC is on track to affirm its decision to require that customers with rooftop[...]

Late last month, the Tucson Unified School District’s Governing Board became the first in the state and among the first in the nation to pass a sweeping resolution intended to mitigate the effects of climate change over the next two decades. The policy passed 3-2, with dissenting board members voicing concerns about potential costs and[...]

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy.

A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined $2 million by regulators in Arizona over concerns about piping that is known to degrade in the heat. The Arizona Corporation Commission announced Friday that it reached a consent agreement with Southwest Gas that includes[...]

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.