Last week (February 10, 2025,) the organization Climate Mayors mailed a letter, signed by 133 Mayors and local officials, to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of both the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees calling on them not to repeal the clean energy tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. Originally reported … Read more
Perhaps the key takeaways from the City of Phoenix’s release last week of its Annual Climate Action Plan Progress Report are: Over the last several years, the Phoenix City Council led by sustainability and clean energy champions Mayor Kate Gallego and council members such as former Vice Mayor and Congressional District Three Democratic Nominee Yassamin … Read more
Before leaving for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, both Phoenix and Tucson Mayors Kate Gallego and Regina Romero highlighted more infrastructure and housing advances designed to promote greater sustainability in the two metro areas. In Phoenix, Mayor Gallego helped unveil the first in its new fleet of hybrid-engine public buses. To promote a zero-emissions … Read more
The Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix has taken another step in advancing the drive to sustainability and clean energy by receiving an Environmental Protection Agency Clean Bus Grant for $18 million to “replace six fossil fuel buses with six electric powered ones along with charging infrastructure.” Isaac had recently celebrated receipt of another federal … Read more
With a harsh heat wave engulfing most of the country, especially in the South with record setting high temperatures, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego all spoke out to address the situation. Governor Hobbs issues Directive to help Workers Avoid Harsh Heat Exposure. Governor Hobbs, worried about workers … Read more