Environment

Mayor Regina Romero and the Tucson City Council Approve Changes to the City Code for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

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With Tucson receiving funds courtesy of the Bipartisan Infrastructure grant and the passage of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act which made great investments in clean energy technologies, Mayor Regina Romero and the City Council, using the provisions of the Tucson Climate Emergency Declaration, “made code changes to require electric vehicle (EV) charging in parking areas … Read more

Arizona Democratic Party Reacts to President Biden Signing the Inflation Reduction Act

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Chairperson Raquel Teran of the Arizona Democratic Party congratulated President Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress for passing the Inflation Reduction Act. In a statement released after President Biden signed the bill into law, Ms. Teran stated: “President Biden and Democrats are laser-focused on taking on special interests to fight inflation, and the Inflation … Read more

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Celebrates the Receipt of $12.1 Million in Low or No Emission Grant for Electric Buses

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After receiving $25 million from the Infrastructure R.A.I.S.E. program to help modernize the bridge on Twenty-Second Street, the City of Tucson received another $12.1 million, courtesy of the Biden/Harris Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the Federal Transit Administration in the Low or No Emission Grants, to help fund the acquisition of additional electric vehicle buses, “clean … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Applauds $16 Million in Infrastructure Funding Toward “Low-No” Emission Bussing

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The Biden/Harris Administration has been good to Phoenix in the last week. On Thursday, August 11, the city received $25 million in a R.A.I.S.E. ((Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build the “Rio Salado Bike and Pedestrian Bridge, which will cross the riverbed in alignment with 3rd … Read more