CLIMATE
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US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
A judge rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through Arizona.
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Biden administration announces $20 billion in clean energy grants
The EPA says grant recipients, whose work promises to promote clean energy developments in underserved communities, could collectively reduce carbon emissions by 40 million metric tons over the next seven years.
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Federal funds are bringing solar panel-lined canals and more electric vehicle chargers to Arizona
Leaders of Arizona’s public, private, and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed how they will use the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
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Op-ed: How federal investments are empowering Navajo People
In an op-ed, JoAnn Armenta of Lupton, Arizona highlights the impacts that President Biden’s policies are having on the Navajo people in Arizona.
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Where do old Christmas trees go? Yours might be at the bottom of Roosevelt Lake.
The recycled Christmas trees provide habitats for fish in man-made lakes across Arizona, including Roosevelt Lake.
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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California. A 32-page lawsuit filed on Jan. 17 in US District Court in Tucson, Arizona, accuses the US Interior Department and…
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After a year of outcry, Arizona’s wildcat subdivisions and groundwater drilling remain a problem
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
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Arizona Legislature introduces bill to legalize new burial method
An Arizona lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow people to return to the earth in a more renewable way through human composting.
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VIDEO: More foreign companies are pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free
No, you’re not having déjà vu: there are more foreign companies pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free. Here’s why this keeps happening. @coppercourier No, you’re not having déjà vu: there are more foreign companies pumping Arizona’s groundwater for free. Here’s why this keeps happening. Plus, if you want to get that cool t-shirt that Camaron…
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Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
