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“There are alternative routes [for SunZia] through Arizona that…would not impact [the San Pedro River] at all,” says Peter Else in Inside Climate News. May 29, 2023.

SunZia “still faces opposition from small, all-volunteer conservation groups on the Lower San Pedro River. Activists there want to see the power lines built elsewhere using established transmission routes,” according to the Arizona Daily Star. May 25, 2023.

An article at CNET.com highlights SunZia as an example of disagreements between people focused on mitigating global heating and those focused on protecting wildlife habitat and rare ecosystems. The piece mentions Peter Else’s court complaint against the Arizona Corporation Commission. May 2, 2023.

Jonathan Thompson, at High Country News, says the long vetting process for the planned SunZia transmission line is a good thing and notes our opposition to the proposed route through the middle San Pedro. Apr. 30, 2023.

California Energy Markets quotes Peter Else, “If [SunZia] happens, it will become the poster child for poor land-use planning…Not only is this project routed through the worst possible place in Arizona, it also runs through a national wildlife refuge in New Mexico.” Mar. 30, 2023

The Arizona Republic describes how the SunZia transmission line is likely to affect the Middle San Pedro Valley. Peter Else, who is challenging the AZ Corporation Commission’s permit for SunZia, says he’ll keep working “so that my conscience will be clear that I did everything possible to keep this travesty from happening.” Mar. 30, 2023.

Several groups have filed protests with the Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico to the agency’s decision to allow the planned SunZia project to proceed. One protest was filed by the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance, Cascabel Conservation Association, Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of Oracle State Park. A second protest was filed by Archaeology Southwest, which protects cultural sites in the Middle San Pedro Valley. Mar. 20, 2023.

ABloomberg article describes Peter Else’s legal action, “that contends Arizona officials broke the law by approving a route [for SunZia] that slices through saguaro-studded wilderness.” Mar. 18, 2023.

Many in our valley have opposed the proposed SunZia power line for years. An Arizona Daily Star article highlights our concerns. Dec. 19, 2022.