$55.2 million to boost clean energy in rural Arizona with new battery systems
Federal funding will support three new battery energy storage facilities, lower energy bills, create jobs, and promote sustainability in cities like Sahuarita.
The Buzz: Efforts to reduce our use of finite resources
We look at efforts to reduce the use of plastic, water and fossil fuels.
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her ruling issued Thursday that the plaintiffs were years too late in bringing their challenge.
AZ state legislature attempts to stop California regulation on trucking fleets
The legislature, along with 16 other states, argue the regulation violates the Constitution's Commerce Clause.
Native tribes file to dismiss lawsuit threatening Grand Canyon National Monument
Conservations groups joined the tribes in filing to intervene in the case.
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
The project — approved in 2015 following a lengthy review — has been touted as the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s.
Arizona’s Clean Tech Boom: $90 billion invested, ‘thousands of jobs created'
Driving innovation and employment growth in the fight against climate change
Federal government allocates $475 million for clean energy projects on mine lands nationwide
The Morenci and Safford copper mines will recieve some of the funding.
SunZia Transmission Project sparks legal dispute over sacred sites preservation
The Tohono O’odham Nation and San Carlos Apache Tribe seek to halt construction, citing threats to cultural heritage.
Construction resumes on SunZia Transmission Project following temporary suspension
Bureau of Land Management’s pause addresses cultural property concerns in the San Pedro Valley, work progresses on 520-mile transmission project
BLM halts SunZia Transmission Project in Arizona amid concerns over cultural impact
A temporary suspension sparks consultations as the Bureau of Land management responds to cultural concerns, impacting a segment of the transmission project
TEP's energy plan under review
Assessing Tucson Electric Power's path to carbon neutrality and natural gas debate
Arizona will receive $30 million for energy assistance funding.
All 50 states, 125 tribes, three territories, and the District of Columbia will be funded.
New UA environmental justice center slated to receive $10 million from EPA, DOE
The technical assistance center looks to serve as an environmental justice hub.
Permitting timetable published for Southern Arizona critical minerals mine
The South32 Hermosa project is located in the Patagonia Mountains
