# An “attack on American cities” is freezing climate action in its tracks

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-republicans-blocked-cities-from-advancing-climate-solutions/
- Published: 2021-10-01T09:15:52-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Republicans in Arizona have blocked a path for cleaning up Tucson’s climate pollution. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Rebecca Leber. Vox – September 29, 2021. The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came an obscure partisan tactic called preemption. When Regina Romero took office as the Democratic mayor of Tucson, Arizona, in 2019, she wanted her city to take action on climate change. Local building codes might have been a logical place to start: In […] Click here to view original web page at www.vox.com