'They keep coming back': a Black town in Arizona battles power expansion plans again

Residents in industry-choked Randolph renew efforts to block the power company's plans near their fragile townA handful of weary residents gathered at the windowless Randolph church to mull over the latest bid by an electric utility to expand its power station - a polluting gas-fired plant next door to the community that the state regulator has blocked on environmental and health grounds.Randolph is a historic Black community in central Arizona flanked by railroads and heavy hazardous industries, a small dusty place where residents are exposed to some of the worst air quality in the state while lacking basic amenities like fire hydrants, trash collection and healthcare. Continue reading...