Gallego and Ansari, along with Community Partners, Expand the Green Economy with the Grand Opening of a Circular Plastics Micro Factory

In another move designed to promote a green economy, add green collar jobs to Arizona’s workforce, and further the Phoenix Climate Action Plan Goal of reaching zero waste by 2050, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, District Seven Councilwoman (and Congressional Candidate) Yassamin Ansari, along with representatives from ASU, Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, and Hustle … Read more

Phoenix Leaders Gallego and Ansari Celebrate the Laying of the 100th Mile of Cool Pavement

In a ceremony to highlight local efforts to conduct heat mitigation, Phoenix leaders, including Mayor Kate Gallego and Vice Mayor-Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari, helped celebrate the laying of the 100th mile of cool pavement in the fifth-largest city in the nation at 81st Avenue and Hammond Lane in Estrella Village. Cool Pavement, unlike conventional dark pavement, … Read more

Tucson Water Wants to Hear from Us!

  With climate change in full force, Tucson Water is preparing a comprehensive long-range plan to guide our use of water resources for the next 80 years. This master plan is based on a nationally recognized integrated approach to resource management known as “One Water.” The aim of the One Water 2100 Master Plan is … Read more

Infrastructure Week just before the Holidays in Phoenix: “The Future is Here”

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has often said “the future is here in Phoenix.” Last week’s exciting infrastructure developments in the fifth-largest city in the country have proven again how right she has been with that forecast. Just before the holidays, the Mayor and Phoenix City Council Members have marked: The approval to start purchasing new … Read more

Arizona Sustainability Leaders React to President Biden’s Executive Orders Combatting Climate Change

Faced with the prospects of not achieving major climate legislation in this session of Congress, President Joe Biden has resorted to issuing executive orders to help stem the tide of climate change. Delivering remarks (before he was diagnosed with COVID 19) at the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts on July 20, 2022, the President, … Read more