122°F – obviously not the official high temperature on July 20 (that was 119°F), but nonetheless, what my car thermometer read after parking in an unshaded area in Phoenix. I quickly started the car and the air conditioning, and while I Read more
Friends, Arizona is at risk of losing critical life-saving heat-relief infrastructure in 2027. Communitiesacross the state have relied on pandemic-era relief funding to mount heat relief efforts. Thosefunds will expire at the end of 2026. Communities put these investments to Read more
To all Arizonans: get ready to start seeing new clean energy projects and employment opportunities – The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) will invest $27 billion to reduce energy costs and create clean energy jobs! We recognize that the benefits Read more
This Thursday (2/22), the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) – often referred to as the “fourth branch of government” – has an important choice to make. Arizona Public Service (APS) has proposed another rate increase; it’s up to the ACC to Read more
Arizona Interfaith Power & Light formed in 2009 to shine a light on the causes and solutions for the climate crisis, and to help prepare people for the changes that would be required to combat it. But we always knew Read more
As said by World Vision in Global poverty: Facts, FAQs, and how to help, poverty does not only include a lack of basic necessities like food, shelter, and education, but structural inequalities such as gender and race can cause poverty Read more
Our blog this week focuses on “Life Below Water” and the effects of California’s most recent oil spill. Additionally, under our new “Take Action” tab, you can find resources to help achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 and simultaneously work Read more
The Biden Build Back Better agenda is “an ambitious plan to create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs for working families – all paid for by making the tax code fairer and making the wealthiest and large corporations pay their Read more
On August 29th, a category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana. With hurricane Ida reaching over 105 mph winds, houses were ripped apart and streets flooded. As of September 8th, 300,000 Louisiana households remain without electricity. Hurricane Ida did not Read more
With homemade signs and chants, protesters in Phoenix and around the world echo the words of George Floyd, the latest casualty of police brutality against an unarmed, black man: “I can’t breathe.” A white police officer’s knee presses on a Read more