Environment Archives - Arizona Globe

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...

Petersen and Toma Sue Biden EPA over Unattainable Air Rules

March 25, 2024 12:02 pmMay 14, 2024 9:13 am

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) and House Speaker Ben Toma joined with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry to fight what they are describing as “a dangerous new air quality rule” that sets “unattainable environmental goals.” The rule,...

Dem Lawmakers Caught in Homeless Scandal

November 30, 2023 6:59 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:52 pm

In October 2023, two Democrat State House Representatives, Nancy Gutierrez (D-18) and Analise Ortiz (D-24), blamed a homeless man’s death on Republican policies. Roosevelt White III, a 36-year-old homeless man and frequent resident of Phoenix’s notorious “The Zone,” passed away...