Summer Safety Weekly Recap: 7/17/25 – 7/23/25
Arizona veterans urge Republicans to save the electric vehicle tax credits they just scrapped
Veteran groups and a Democratic state lawmaker, flanked by electric vehicles, urged federal lawmakers Tuesday morning to save a tax credit aimed at making the vehicles more affordable that is set to expire at the end of September.
The “one big, beautiful bill” that Republicans crafted and President Donald Trump signed eliminates the electric vehicle tax credit, along with a number of incentives for clean energy, marking a major reversal on clean energy initiatives that has major economic ramifications for the state.
Do you want federal money for an EV or home solar? Time is running out — fast
If you’ve wanted to install rooftop solar panels or buy an electric vehicle in recent years, you’ve probably been able to get federal money for them in the form of tax credits.
But those incentives are going away now that President Trump signed what he’s called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4.
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Last week, Congress passed President Trump’s so-called “OBBB” bill — a dangerous and costly proposal that threatens Arizona’s clean energy future, working families and seniors.
The bill hands massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations while slashing Medicaid and food assistance for children, and repealing critical clean energy investments that lower energy bills and create good-paying jobs here in Arizona.
Climate change pushes Arizona into ‘uncharted territory’ with deadly heat
In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.
Judge Orders Lifting of Trump Administration’s Unlawful Freeze of Roughly A Billion Dollars For Electric Vehicle Charging
Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Tana Lin for the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington issued a preliminary injunction lifting the Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of federal funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. NEVI is a transformative $5 billion initiative to build reliable and convenient fast charging stations for electric vehicles along major highways nationwide.