"The Colorado River - Our Over-Stressed Lifeline" presentation

As you know if you've been following our actions for a while, we often advocate for better water bills at the state legislature. I believe it is helpful to understand our unique water issues to better advocate for it.  

Sustainable Tucson's Water Committee (that I affectionately call Team Agua) will be hosting brief educational presentations on important water topics every month before our regular meeting. You're invited to attend the presentation and discussion to follow. You're also welcome to stay for the meeting if you would like to learn more about what we do. 

At the October 27th meeting, we'll start off the series with The Colorado River - Our Over-Stressed Lifeline. This talk will cover the current and projected state of the Colorado River, along with ongoing negotiations over future water rights, and what a reduced water allocation could mean for us here in Tucson.

The meetings are open to all. Please join us!

 

Sustainable Tucson Water Committee Monthly Meeting

The Sustainable Tucson Water Committee meets virtually on the last Monday of every month from 7:00-8:30pm.

Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ani-wqxn-jat

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 916-905-1996‬ PIN: ‪879 450 407‬#

For more information about the Water Committee, please email jana@sustainabletucson.org.

Urge your Rep to Oppose the SPEED ACT that guts NEPA

Urge your representatives to oppose the SPEED Act and other attempts to dismantle  our bedrock environmental protections today.

The Proposed "SPEED Act" currently in Congress prioritizes the interests of fossil fuel, mining, and other corporate polluters at the expense of our families and communities. 

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a bedrock environmental law that has long been an essential tool to ensure that taxpayer dollars and public infrastructure serves the public interest and ensures a healthy environment for present and future generations. 

Trump has already signed executive orders changing the way that agencies conduct their NEPA review, limiting our participation. 

Now legislation in Congress like the SPEED Act would gut further NEPA, limit reviews, weaken science, and eliminate government accountability when agencies fail to adequately consider the health, environmental, or economic impacts of their decisions. Instead of speeding clean energy development, this bill would create conflict and delay by prioritizing corporate profit over the public interest.

We can not sit back and be silent while billionaire corporations try to sacrifice the air we breathe, water we drink, and climate we rely on for even larger profits. 

Will you take action to protect our health, climate, and future? Urge your representatives to oppose the SPEED Act and other attempts to dismantle  our bedrock environmental protections today. You can use the Sierra Club's form or call your representative. Find the script below. 

1-202-601-3839

(You will need the name of your representative. Mine is Rep. Juan Ciscomani.)

And you can also write your Reps here: sc.org/Protect