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Climate Resolution Voted Down in El Paso After Fossil Fuel Interests and Other Opponents Pour More Than $1 Million into Opposition

Sunrise El Paso’s grassroots campaign was not enough to overcome the influence of a monopoly utility and fossil fuel companies at the ballot box.

By Martha Pskowski

Sunrise El Paso members gather on July 25, 2022 outside El Paso City Hall after delivering 39,000 signatures to the city clerk in support of adding the climate charter to the ballot. Credit: Martha Pskowski
Sunrise El Paso members attend a city council meeting on August 2, 2022. The council discussed the verification process for the signatures the organization collected in favor of adding the climate charter to the ballot. Credit: Martha Pskowski

Ambitious Climate Proposition Faces Fossil Fuel Backlash in El Paso

By Martha Pskowski

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