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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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No Desert Data Center Coalition Celebrates Unanimous City Council Rejection of Amazon's Project Blue
This would not have happened without thousands of Tucsonans coming out to vehemently oppose Amazon's harmful data center and protect our desert community

Tucson, Arizona - At today's Tucson City Council Study Session a resolution was introduced to stop the annexation process that would allow Amazon's widely opposed Project Blue data center to move forward. The motion passed with unanimous support from Council Members Uhlich, Perez, Lee, Dahl, Cunningham, Santa Cruz and Mayor Romero.

An at capacity crowd of community members opposed to Project Blue packed the City Hall chambers wearing red and cheered when the motion passed. Dozens of community members who couldn't get in gathered outside awaiting the Council's decision.

The No Desert Data Center Coalition released the following statement:

"The rejection of Project Blue by Tucson City Council is a huge victory for our desert community and would not have happened without thousands of Tucsonans coming out to vehemently oppose it. We thank the Mayor and Council for standing strong and not folding to Beale's intimidation tactics and greenwashing propaganda. Tucson made the right decision to halt Amazon's harmful data center in its tracks and protect our water, air and a liveable climate. We will remain vigilant because we know big corporations like Amazon, Beale and TEP have a hard time taking no for an answer and we are committed to stopping any data center they try to force on us within our watershed.”
—No Desert Data Center

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