Seven months ago, Arizonans went to the polls to send a message that change was needed. We got more than we bargained for when it comes to protecting our people from dangerous and deadly pollution.
Last spring, we hadn’t yet suffered through the 113 consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, including 70 days of temperatures over 110 degrees, and the 602 deaths in Maricopa county caused by that ferocious extreme heat.
No, back then, we had hoped that we had finally taken measurable steps to tackle the climate crisis, the silent culprit behind extreme heat…