Yassamin Ansari

CD Three Representative Yassamin Ansari Joins Other Democrats Protesting Musk/Trump Actions Against the EPA

Congressional Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markley gathered again next to a government agency that the Musk/Trump Administration is targeting for massive cutbacks. Today, that organization was the Environmental Protection Agency where the Musk/Trump Administration has announced that they are doing away with the 168 person staffed Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Division. … Read more

The Clean Energy Future Has Arrived at the Isaac School District in Phoenix with Biden/Harris Funding of New Electric Powered School Buses

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

SCOTUS Watch: Radical Republican Court To The Planet: ‘Burn, Baby, Burn!’

The U.S. Supreme Court announced its last two opinions this morning. The first opinion is West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a 6-3 decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Gorsuch files a concurring opinion joined by Justice Alito. Justice Kagan dissents, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor. The questions presented are whether the Republican-led states … Read more

A Good Week for Tucson’s Future with Regards to the Environment, Affordable Housing, and Economic Performance

This has been a good week for the future of Tucson First, the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has awarded the City of Tucson a one million dollar Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant. Later in the week, in a move that will provide additional opportunities for affordable housing, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, along with representatives from … Read more