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Here are all posted Updates, since 2013 -- for AZ Chapter (via pages of 10 updates, each). . .

Hualapai Tribe Asks Court to Protect Ha’Kamwe’ from Drilling

August 9, 2024
On August 2, the Hualapai Tribe filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Interior Department and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for wrongfully approving the Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project -- a massive drilling operation that would...

2024 Environmental Report Card for AZ Legislature and Governor

August 9, 2024
2024 Environmental Report Card for AZ Legislature and Governor Session Characterized by Inaction on Key Priorities-Water, Climate, and Environmental Justice In August, Sierra Club, joined by Chispa Arizona and Arizona Asian American, Native...

Cast of Characters: Stormy & Canelo

August 9, 2024
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself (and Canelo). Canelo and I are always together. We love volunteering and spending time outside. We are both native Arizonans and love this biodiverse state. Arizona has more biomes than any other state,...

Student Contributor: Every Degree Matters

August 9, 2024
by Maria Traveno Climate change is an undeniable reality. Our planet is experiencing unprecedented global warming due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and other human activities. Arizona has fluctuating temperatures, where...

Trees Matter

August 9, 2024
by Oscar Valencia Here in the Valley of the Sun, our urban forests plays a vital role in cooling our cities. They do so by providing shade and through evapotranspiration, which is a process that cools surrounding areas through water vapor...

Stargazing at the Great Bend of the Gila

August 9, 2024
by Ana Gorla We kicked off Latinx Conservation Week in Arizona with a stargazing event near the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Monument. We got to the Painted Rock Petroglyph campsite as the light was leaving the sky, just in time to...

BOOK REVIEW: “The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko

August 9, 2024
by Gary Beverly BOOK REVIEW: “The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko,2013, Scribner, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map -- An audiobook version is available at most local libraries and through Audible. While...

Explore & Enjoy Arizona -- Oct~Dec, 2024

August 9, 2024
OCT 26, 2024 (SAT) TIME TBA. “D” Kendall Camp Day Hike (2 miles RT, EC <300). We will park on FR79 and hike to Kendall Camp. Fall colors and fabulous views north. Kendall Camp was a mining camp and homestead. All that remains is the apple...