Environment Archives - Arizona Globe

EZAZ’s Merissa Hamilton Pens Devastating Peters Opposition Letter

June 22, 2025 5:57 pmJune 23, 2025 4:28 pm

In a letter dated June 19, 2025, EZAZ.org Chair Merissa Hamilton presents a compelling argument against the approval of Karen Peters as the next Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The letter, intended to formalize EZAZ.org’s viewpoint,...

Hoffman’s DINO Committee Postpones Controversial Nominee Hearing

June 18, 2025 1:48 pmJune 23, 2025 4:29 pm

The Arizona Senate Committee on Director Nominations (known as the DINO Committee) was scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing this morning for Governor Katie Hobbs’s nominee to lead the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Considered to be “unconfirmable” by many...

Geoengineering Bills Languish in Committee ‘Graveyard’

March 27, 2025 2:28 pmApril 1, 2025 9:40 am

Two legislative efforts to prohibit geoengineering practices in Arizona have failed to advance, as the Energy & Water Committee of the House Natural Resources declined to hear either bill. Geoengineering is defined as the “deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Discusses Burgum Letter to Reopen Uranium Mining

February 13, 2025 9:48 amFebruary 23, 2025 10:22 am

In an exclusive statement to the Arizona Globe, State Senate President and Attorney General candidate Warren Petersen (R-LD14) explained a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum requesting that the Trump administration restore Arizona’s rich uranium mining operations. The...

Kolodin Seeks Limits on ‘Environmental Manipulation’ Bill

January 24, 2025 10:00 amJanuary 29, 2025 4:13 pm

Arizona State Representative Alexander Kolodin(R-3) is proposing amendments to HB 2056, a bill introduced by freshman Representative Lisa Fink (R-27) that aims to prohibit “geoengineering” practices in the state. The bill defines geoengineering as “the intentional manipulation of the environment,...

AZ Rep. Cook Counters EIS, Requests Air Force to Curb Flare Use

September 30, 2024 6:00 amOctober 7, 2024 5:12 pm

(The Center Square) – Arizona State Rep. David Cook (R-7) is asking the United States Air Force to enact stricter measures when it comes to dropping flares in parts of the state at a high wildfire risk. Cook took issue...

State Senate President Warren Petersen and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Ben Toma speaking with attendees at the 2024 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Petersen, Toma Expand Legal Battles Against Biden EPA Mandates

May 17, 2024 1:52 pmJune 17, 2024 10:32 am

On March 25, 2024, the Arizona Globe reported on a lawsuit filed by Senate Majority Leader Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma in conjunction with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry leaders to fight what they describe as...