Protecting our Water and Climate

We have to prepare for a hotter, drier future by protecting our water for future generations. 

Through smart water management and targeted infrastructure investments, I’m working to secure the future of our water supply--and even lower your energy costs in the process. To effectively fight against climate change, we’ve all got to work together. I’ve partnered with Republicans to better combat drought and boost wildfire recovery efforts in the West. 

I’m leading legislation to allocate emergency funding and cooling resources during extreme heat events and to lower your energy costs by investing in hydropower technology. Just this past year, I’ve secured more than $11.9 million in federal funding for our communities, much of it for Arizona water infrastructure .

More on Protecting our Water and Climate

Stanton Statement on Bureau of Reclamation's Record of Decision and Operating Guidelines for 2027-2028 Colorado River Operations
August 21, 2026
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PHOENIX — Today, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz) issued the following statement:

“Interior dragged this process out for years and blew through deadline after deadline, only to land on essentially the same commonsense proposal the Lower Basin States put forward back in May. Arizona and our partners did the hard work here. The White House just took its time catching up.

Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton, Biggs Urge Interior, OMB to Release Colorado River Drought Funds
April 20, 2026
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging the immediate release of federal funds held by the Bureau of Reclamation for drought mitigation projects across the Colorado River Basin. 

Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Arizona Democratic Congressional Delegation Demand Equitable Colorado River Protections
March 4, 2026
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Delegation Calls Bureau of Reclamation's Draft EIS Unworkable for Arizona, Underscore Impact on Tribes, Semiconductor and Agriculture Industries

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Arizona's Democratic congressional delegation voiced their concerns to the Bureau of Reclamation on the recently released Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).

Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawing Ted Cooke's Nomination to Lead Bureau of Reclamation
September 19, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration pulling back the nomination of Ted Cook to lead the Bureau of Reclamation: "Ted Cooke was eminently qualified to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. However, the Trump Administration withdrew his nomination at the apparent request of Upper Basin state senators, leaving this critical agency without leadership during the most perilous period in Colorado River history...
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton, Democratic Ranking Members of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Demand Answers From FEMA and NOAA Following Devastating Texas Floods
July 10, 2025
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WASHINGTON - Following the devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River and surrounding areas in Texas, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development and Emergency Management Ranking Member Greg Stanton (D-AZ), House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which oversees the National Weather Service (NWS), demanding answers about federal activity in preparation for and response to these tragic floods.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton Works Into the Night to Amend Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill During Marathon 12 Hour Rules Committee Hearing
July 2, 2025
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WASHINGTON-Last night as the House Rules Committee raced to jam the disastrous Republican budget bill through to the House floor for a final vote, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) offered amendments to make the bill less damaging to Arizona. "We offered dozens of amendments to bring this bill in line with our promises to the American people–lower costs, better jobs, affordable health care and safer communities. Republicans blocked every single one," said Stanton. Stanton offered the following amendments:
Issues: Expanding Access to Healthcare Protecting our Water and Climate Lowering Costs for Families
Stanton, Larsen Op-Ed in The Hill: Trump is cutting holes in America's natural disaster safety net
June 30, 2025
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WASHINGTON-In a joint op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) outlined why President Trump's actions to undermine and dissolve FEMA are putting American lives at risk. Stanton serves as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, which has jurisdiction over FEMA. Full text of their op-ed is below, and the article is HERE.
Issues: Confronting Government Corruption Protecting our Water and Climate
ICYMI: As Temps in Phoenix Climb, Stanton Launches Bipartisan Extreme Heat Caucus, Introduces Legislation Improving Federal Emergency Response to Heat
June 3, 2025
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WASHINGTON-As Arizona braces for another scorching summer, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) has launched the bipartisan Congressional Extreme Heat Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with his Republican co-chair U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). The new caucus will advance common-sense solutions, coordinate legislative efforts, and advocate for federal resources to help communities across the country prepare for and respond to extreme heat events.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton, Lee Statement on House Republicans' Public Land Sale Proposal Threatening Arizona and Nevada Water Security
May 16, 2025
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Includes Utah Land Sale Which Could be Used for Controversial Pipeline to Take Water from Colorado River WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) released the following statement in response to Rep. Mark Amodei's (R-Nev.) proposed amendment to sell off public lands.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton, Ciscomani, Lee, Amodei Re-introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Recover Millions in Unused Funding for Hoover Dam
May 5, 2025
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PHOENIX-Congressmen Greg Stanton and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers re-introduced the Help Hoover Dam Act this week. The legislation would allow the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to access about $50 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, and improvement projects. He is joined in this effort by Congressmen Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and Mark Amodei (NV-02), Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), and Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto.
Issues: Modernizing our Infrastructure Protecting our Water and Climate