Climate
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Youth climate activists harassed, arrested during sit-in at Trump campaign office
Activists came with a check for $1 billion and $1 to highlight how much Trump demanded from the oil industry in exchange for further gutting environmental regulations if reelected.
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Opinion: The future of clean energy? It’s in the voter’s hands!
Arizonans have the power to impact climate change this November You’ve probably driven on the Loop 202 recently and noticed the highway signs alerting you of another ‘high pollution advisory’ day. If you haven’t seen the air quality alerts, perhaps your sign of climate change in Arizona is reaching you more viscerally through dehydration—or, worse,…
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WFH, Don’t Paint, & More: Maricopa County’s new air pollution strategy
Maricopa County launched a campaign called “Help Keep Ozone Away, Commit to One Day!” Here’s what you need to know about it.
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VIDEO: Phoenix and Flagstaff will use new electric buses
@coppercourier School districts aren't the only places getting electric buses. Did you know Phoenix and Flagstaff have also rolled out electric buses into their fleets? Both cities used federal grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to add electric buses to public transportation. Have you been on an electric bus yet? What did you think? #arizona…
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This Phoenix school district is going electric—and neighbors are breathing easier
The Osborn School District in Phoenix plans to have over half their buses be electric by the 2025-2026 school year.
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VIDEO: Fondomonte—a Saudi business—is out of Arizona
@coppercourier The Saudi-based corporation that’s been sucking up all of Arizona’s groundwater has been kicked out of the state. #aznews #climatecrisis #greeneewdeal #katiehobbs #everythingarizona ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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VIDEO: What is bill HCR2050 and how will it affect you?
@coppercourier HCR2050 is being voted on today! Thank you @chispaarizona, for this explainer 👇 HCR2050 would put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot to prohibit a city, town, county, or any other entity of the state from restricting the manufacture, use, or sale of a device based on the energy source that is…
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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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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…
