Blog on Water

The longest session on record -- Very little was accomplished -- Governor Hobbs’ veto stamp got a workout as legislators sent up a slew of bad ideas, some repeatedly -- The attacks on democratic processes were again significant and frequent with...

Phoenix, AZ – El miércoles 30 de agosto de 2023, Sierra Club, junto con Chispa Arizona, publicará su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2023 para la Legislatura de Arizona y la Gobernadora, y llevarán a cabo una sesión informativa para los...

Governor Hobbs earns an “A” for her effective Vetoes, stopping the plethora of anti-democracy and anti-environmental bills -- Majority of Legislators earn an “F” for those same bills -- Nearly all of the Republican caucus earned an “F” on the...

La Sesión Legislativa de 2023 fue la sesión más larga de la que se tenga registro, oficialmente, abarcó 204 días y finalmente concluyó el 31 de julio. La sesión contó con recesos importantes debido a los cargos vacantes, las negociaciones y la...

Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 -- Sierra Club, joined by Chispa Arizona, will release its 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor, and will hold a briefing for the media on the contents of the report card...

Map, FAQ, and Full Details -- of new 'Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument'

Grand Canyon, AZ – Today, President Biden issued a proclamation utilizing the Antiquities Act to establish the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument to protect 917,618 acres of public lands...

FLAGSTAFF – Today, BLM and Forest Service hosted a listening session -- to hear from hundreds of Tribal and community leaders -- who overwhelmingly supported the proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument -- to protect 1.1...

GRAND CANYON – On Saturday, Secretary of the Department of Interior, Deb Haaland, met with Tribal and community leaders at Grand Canyon National Park to learn more about a proposed national monument to protect more than one million acres of lands...

A film by Craig Johnson (by the Sierra Club Grand Canyon chapter and Palo Verde Group) -- A copper mine is pumping water from this remote river valley, killing off rare riparian wildlife habitat and diverting copious amounts of natural water away...