Support Coal Ash Water Protections & the Energy Bills Relief Act

Protect Our Water – Don't Let EPA Weaken Coal Ash Protections

Retired Cholla Coal Plant photo by Sandy Bahr

For more than a century, coal companies have dumped billions of tons of their toxic coal ash into leaking ponds, landfills, and ground pits across the country. Here in Arizona there are five coal-fired power plants, some of them now retired, with coal ash ponds or landfills.  Coal ash is toxic waste that poisons our water, air, and communities. After decades of advocacy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  finally established and strengthened coal ash regulations in 2024. Now the EPA wants to roll back these life-saving standards. We cannot go backward.  Trump’s EPA is moving to gut these hard-won protections that safeguard our water, health, and communities from this dangerous waste. Our health, our environment, and our most vulnerable communities depend on maintaining strong coal ash protections. Join us in demanding that the EPA protect people, not polluters.  Written comments to EPA must be submitted by June 12, 2026. Submit a written comment HERE.  Take Action to Support the Energy Bills Relief Act!  Right now our energy bills are skyrocketing and the climate crisis is only getting worse. Fortunately we have the solution right at our fingertips with affordable solar and wind power! Clean energy delivers. People want abundant, reliable energy and lower electricity bills. The only way to achieve that is with clean energy. We need to tackle the climate crisis now, not later – and we need less pollution, cleaner air, more jobs and cost savings for families. That’s why we're asking Congress to support the Energy Bills Relief Act which will lower costs by making it easier to build clean energy. Thank you to Representative Yassamin Ansari, Representative Adelita Grijalva, and Representative Greg Stanton for being original co-sponsors of the bill. We need to build on their support to make sure this bill moves when the time is right. Here’s what the Energy Bills Relief Act will do: Modernizes and strengthens our electrical grid. Takes steps to protect us from data centers driving up energy costs. Stops propping up expensive, dirty fossil fuel power plants ready for retirement. Helps people save money through energy efficiency. Expands LIHEAP so low-income families don’t see their heat or air conditioning shut off. Restores the clean energy tax credits that Republicans eliminated in 2025. Sign on to support the bill and send a strong message to Congress!