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Senate panel bans agency regulations on greenhouse gas
The state agency that deals with environmental quality would be barred from enforcing any regional or state program that regulates greenhouse gas emissions under a measure that received committee approval in the Senate on March 15.
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Power line cost pits lawmakers vs. ACC
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided three years ago that homebuilders should pay the cost of extending power lines to new houses, but some lawmakers now want to go back to the way things used to be and force utility companies to foot the bill.
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Lesko pulls solar-industry regulation bill
A bill that critics said would threaten the future of Arizona’s fledgling solar-energy industry has died after its sponsor announced Feb. 25 that she was withdrawing it.
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AZ women continue political gains with CAP Board majority
Arizona has always had its fair share of larger-than-life politicians.
For years, the state has also been on the cutting edge of progressive politics, in selecting powerful women to hold its highest offices, in a traditionally male-dominated arena.
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Going nuclear?
For Arizona politicians, the easy part of plunging back into the nuclear-energy business is well under way - the talking part.
Now come the details, which include such hurdles as finding enough water, winning federal permits and - what else? - coming up with the billions of dollars needed to pay for construction.
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Brewer pulls out of cap-and-trade program
Arizona will no longer take part in the landmark cap-and-trade agreement that served as the foundation of a multistate alliance formed to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Tucson lawmaker tries to spark light bulb battle with feds
A former U.S. Army Green Beret serving in the Arizona Legislature is itching for a fight with the federal government over national regulations he says infringes on the rights and liberties of states and citizens.
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Environmental group: Plug-in cars key to cleaning Arizona’s air
SCOTTSDALE - Plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles can help clear Arizona’s air, and the benefits will increase with more on the road and with utilities developing renewable energy sources, leaders of an environmental group said Jan. 21.
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Renewable energy bills could force constitutional showdown
A pair of bills designed to upend the Arizona Corporation Commission’s requirement on renewable energy could force a court battle over whether the Legislature has the power to tinker with the commission’s decisions.
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Brewer aims to keep AZ part of Western Climate Initiative
Gov. Jan Brewer has issued an executive order that aims to continue Arizona’s participation in a multi-state agreement to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions.
