Summers in the Old Pueblo once meant early-morning bike rides, playing with friends, cooling off at Patagonia Lake, and sunset paletas on the porch. Now, kids are stuck inside, glued to screens while the desert sun blazes past 100 degrees. It’s not just uncomfortable, it’s dangerous. And it’s not the Tucson way.
While we face record heat, federal lawmakers have passed a “Big Beautiful Bill” that guts clean energy investments and ignores communities like ours. It’s political spin pretending to be progress and it leaves Tucson families behind. We need practical, life-saving solutions: shade, safe housing, breathable air, and lower utility bills, not hollow promises.
Tucson families deserve real investments in clean, renewable energy and walkable, shaded neighborhoods that reflect how we live and what we value. We don’t just live in the desert—we love it. Let’s protect what makes Tucson special. The future of our families and our city depends on it.
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