The second Trump administration has terminated billions in clean-energy funding, while the state’s utilities commission is proposing to rescind energy-efficiency and renewables standards, as Arizona’s biggest utilities are also proposing rate hikes.By Wyatt MyskowPHOENIX—Standing before a podium at an Arizona Corporation Commission public hearing—with none of the ACC’s elected officials there to listen—Doris Freeman explained how she, like nearly everyone else in the room, was there to speak out against a proposed rate hike from the state’s largest utility.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: February 24, 2026 10:22 PM
Atmospheric CO₂
429.9 ppm
+17.3
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1946.47 ppb
+6.49
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year