Ann Kirkpatrick: “There is a special interest in the Arizona Tribes in alternative energy, using wind and solar and that is a real…”

The length of time it takes to get through the settlement process to an actual drop of water hitting Indian Country.

This can't continue. We have to ensure that our workforce has access to good-paying union jobs here in the United States, and we must prioritize clean energy solutions at the same time.

We want to make sure that our Tribal communities are treated equitably and that they have renewable energy technology to rely on.

So we have large swaths of land, Tribal land, especially in northern Arizona, that the power lines run right over their Tribal land and that they are not attached to the grid.