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PHOENIX, AZ | May 7, 2021 Wednesday evening, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted against the Clean Energy Rules which included a carbon-free electricity standard by 2050. Despite Arizona’s air quality challenges, and various stakeholder support, the proposed Clean Energy Rules failed to pass in a 2-3 vote. “The American Lung Association 2021 "State of the Air" report ranked Phoenix fifth most ozone polluted city in the U.S. and eighth most polluted city for annual particle pollution, and still the ACC failed to respond to our climate crisis” said Melissa Ramos...

House bill undermines established Clean Energy Rules and Arizona’s public health As organizations committed to improving and protecting a healthy Arizona, the American Lung Association and Arizona Public Health Association are deeply disappointed that the Arizona State Legislature is attempting to roll back protections for Arizonans’ health and clean energy. Elizabeth Walton The Arizona Corporation Commission set a health-protective policy to move our state toward a carbon-free electricity standard by 2050. These Energy Rules prioritize cleaner energy with more reliance on our mos...

126 views Source:  The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer: As we start to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, we need to be thinking creatively and prospectively about how to rebuild our economy. While some reports have indicated that Arizona's economy has fared better than others - and that we are poised for a strong recovery - there is no question that Arizona's economy has taken a hit. Arizona has demonstrated that there is a proven nexus between supporting the economy and addressing environmental challenges. Investments in large-scale renewable energy...

New report sees Arizona leading the way on clean energy A new report released by The Western Way, an environmental advocacy organization, and the Arizona Technology Council reveals that Arizona is on track to continue building on its booming carbon-free energy sector. Beyond recording Arizona’s progress to this point, the report outlines recommendations that the groups hope lawmakers and policymakers will implement in order to “incorporat[e] the energy innovation sector into Arizona’s economic recovery plan.”  According to the report authors, the innovation sector at-large is the mos...

Choice, competition and jobs: A clean energy plan that works for Arizona Over the past decade, the U.S. has undergone a revolution in the way we produce and consume energy. Breakthroughs in the production of traditional energy sources have ended our reliance on hostile foreign powers for oil and natural gas. At the same time, advanced technologies that produce and store clean energy, and use energy more efficiently, are dramatically cheaper than they used to be. This means, for all intents and purposes, we are energy independent as a nation. But energy independence at the national level has a...