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An Open Letter to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission – Uranium Mines Do Threaten Wildlife
August 4, 2016
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission seems more interested in playing politics than in considering legitimate concerns facing wildlife and habitat. Its statement about uranium mining being a “non-existent threat” to condors is just wrong.
Half Million+ People Call for Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument
July 6, 2016
WASHINGTON,D.C.-- Today groups announced the delivery of more than 550,000 petition signatures and comments urging President Obama to designate the proposed Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. The supporters join a long list of those...
Victory for Grand Canyon: Forest Service Rejects Project That Would Have Spelled Disaster for Grand Canyon
March 4, 2016
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Today the U.S. Forest Service rejected a proposal to widen roads and build infrastructure through the Kaibab National Forest that would have paved the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern entrance of Grand Canyon...
New Polling Confirms Strong Support for Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument
January 11, 2016
PHOENIX, AZ-- At an event with former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the Colorado College State of the Rockies Project today released the results from its 2016 Conservation in the West poll.
Arizona Urged to Deny Pollution Permits for Toxic Uranium Mines Next to Grand Canyon
December 16, 2015
PHOENIX— Conservation groups today called on the state of Arizona to deny air-pollution permits for three uranium mines on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park.
Bill Would Protect 1.7 Million Acres Near Grand Canyon as National Monument
November 3, 2015
PHOENIX, Ariz.— Conservation groups today applauded the Navajo Nation and the Hopi, Havasupai, and Hualapai tribes for their leadership in advancing a national monument proposal to permanently protect public lands around Grand Canyon from new...
Former Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners Call on President to Protect Lands Around Grand Canyon as a National Monument
July 28, 2015
Phoenix, AZ – Today, five former Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners, sent a letter to President Obama supporting the creation of the Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument.
More Than 200,000 People Urge Forest Service to Reject Mega-Development Near Grand Canyon
June 3, 2015
Flagstaff, AZ — More than 200,000 people flooded the U.S. Forest Service with comments over the last month calling for the agency to reject a plan for roads and infrastructure that would enable construction of a mega-development on Grand Canyon’s...
Court Challenge Filed to Stop Uranium Mining Next to Grand Canyon National Park
April 30, 2015
PHOENIX, Ariz.— Today, a coalition of conservation groups announced they are appealing a lower court decision that opens the door to new uranium mining at the Canyon uranium mine, located only six miles from Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim.
Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon
April 27, 2015
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service on Friday began paving the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern edge of the Grand Canyon that would include more than 2,100 housing units and 3 million square feet of retail space along...