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TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal appeals court today upheld the invalidation of the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains ... is another blow to Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals’ plans...

Late yesterday, the Arizona District Court in Phoenix approved a legal agreement requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to re-examine its decision to allow target shooting in 90% of Sonoran Desert National Monument, a quiet oasis of saguaro...

Today, following nearly four years of workshops, public meetings, and thousands of supportive comments, including the support of both small and large businesses, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted down an energy rules package along party...

(Phoenix, Arizona) – On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the historic "Build Back Better Act" -- which includes the most significant investments ever to address climate change. Following are statements from several Arizona climate...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposed an aquifer protection permit Wednesday for a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park, with a history of flooding. The mine flooding threatens to...

PHOENIX － On Wednesday, following nearly three years of workshops, public meetings, and thousands of supportive comments, including the support of both small and large businesses, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) rejected an energy rules...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Craig Thiessen, the rancher responsible for the brutal death of young Mexican wolf ‘Mia Tuk,’ lost his case this week against the Gila National Forest in which he contended that the Forest Service couldn’t revoke his grazing...

Tucson, AZ — A coalition of groups dedicated to protecting the San Pedro River watershed filed their opening brief challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to analyze the significant, adverse effects of a massive 12,167 acre master-...

Phoenix, Ariz. (November 13th, 2020) – Twenty organizations applauded a vote today by Arizona Corporation Commissioners requiring utilities to be 100% carbon-free by 2050 and meet benchmarks along the way. The bipartisan decision also established a...

The House today passed the Grand Canyon Centennial Protect Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act makes permanent a ban on new uranium mining on about 1 million acres of public land...