Stories tagged: "climate change"

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Elections ‘Big Lie’ Proponent Abe Hamadeh Accuses Democratic Party of Running Elections ‘Like Saddam Hussein’

The Republican candidate for Arizona attorney general also described policy that addresses climate change as "frightening" and repeatedly referenced the "deep state" conspiracy theory.

James O'Rourke James O'Rourke September 30, 2022 2:30 pm MST
Climate FILE - In this July 28, 2015, file photo, electricians, Adam Hall, right, and Steven Gabert install solar panels on a roof for Arizona Public Service company in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Climate How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Fight a Big Worry for Arizonans—Climate Change

The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed on Aug. 16, is the country’s biggest investment in fighting climate change ever. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner September 1, 2022 1:15 pm MST
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Affordability Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Arizona Families

The bill lowers healthcare costs, incentivizes companies to adopt renewable energies and produce clean energy products; provides consumer rebates for those products, and delivers tens of billions of dollars of direct investments to American communities—funded by taxes on billion-dollar corporations. 

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 11, 2022 2:00 pm MST
Climate FILE - People try to keep cool at the Justa Center, a resource center catering to the older homeless population, as temperatures hit 110-degrees, July 19, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Climate From Heat Deaths to Worsening Allergies, Climate Change Harms Health

From 2030 to 2050, according to the WHO, 250,000 additional deaths are expected each year worldwide because of climate-driven health problems.

Alexandra Conforti Alexandra Conforti August 8, 2022 11:07 am MST
Climate The Coronado Generating Station was one of three coal-fired power plants in eastern Arizona that had emissions restrictions imposed by the EPA. A federal court upheld the EPA action.
Climate Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Hurts, May Not Hobble Clean Air in Arizona

When the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA could not force power plants to move away from fossil fuels, advocates were worried—but in Arizona some of those concerns have been eased by a market-driven shift.

Morgan Fischer Morgan Fischer August 4, 2022 8:57 am MST

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Government NEW POLL: Arizona Voters Disapprove of Kyrsten Sinema

Sinema’s obstruction of President Biden’s economic agenda has made her none too popular with key demographics that make up the Democratic base in Arizona.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 1, 2022 3:49 pm MST
Environment This undated image provided by Robin Silver shows the Arizona eryngo near Sierra Vista, Ariz. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has placed the rare wetland plant on the federal endangered species list. (Robin Silver via AP)
Environment Rare Wetland Plant Eryngo Found in Arizona Now Listed as Endangered

The eryngo, a rare plant that depends on wetlands for survival, is now on the federal endangered species list.

Associated Press Associated Press June 16, 2022 11:40 am MST