Biden Energy Sec Takes One Last Puerto Rico Junket To Promote Solar After Island Grid Collapse

Outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made her final trip Friday to promote solar power in Puerto Rico after the power grid failed on New Year’s Eve. Granholm visited Puerto Rico on Friday.to Keeping residents up to date on the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to support the recovery and modernization of puerto Rico“Energy infrastructure” following the island’s […]

More than a dozen dogs in need of homes after Rio Rico hoarding situation | News

RIO RIO CO, Ariz. (KVOA) – Animal rescue groups across Southern Arizona are desperate to rehome 19 dogs from a Rio Rico outbreak. Animal rescue groups across Southern Arizona are desperate to rehome 19 dogs following a mass breeding situation in Rio Rico. Animal rescue groups across Southern Arizona are desperate […]

Puerto Rico Hits Oil Industry With $1 Billion Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Change’ Effects

Puerto Rico is suing the oil industry for at least $1 billion, joining a list of nine states and dozens of local governments suing oil companies for creating “climate change” effects, E&E News reported. The lawsuit, submitted Puerto Rico's Attorney General Domingo Emanueli Hernandez said on Monday BPAccording to a translation by E&E News, oil […]

Guest Opinion: Setting record straight on South32’s plans in Rio Rico | Guest Opinion

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Rio Rico landowner wants rezoning for Hermosa Mine processing plant

A planned new mining facility in the Patagonian Mountains has sparked outrage, appeals and lawsuits from local residents. That frustration has now spilled over into neighboring Rio Rico, where some suspect the recent rezoning plan will lay the groundwork for mining company South 32 to build a processing plant. Landowner Andrew Jackson and Santa Cruz […]

Rio Rico firefighters test brand new tool to stop electric vehicle fires

LIO RICO, Arizona (KGUN) — The future of transportation is here for Santa Cruz County firefighters. Over the next decade, more drivers will hit the road in electric cars, trucks and SUVs. However, the old tools used by crews are not guaranteed to be able to extinguish fires that occur when an EV’s battery explodes. […]

Mine worries roil Rio Rico community

Santa Cruz County officials received a report Tuesday from opponents of possible mine-related developments in Rio Rico. Dozens of residents have voiced their opposition to the proposed large-scale land readjustment, fearing it would turn the area into an operational hub for a zinc and manganese mine that Australian company South 32 hopes to build in […]