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Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep Public Land Grazing Permit
March 26, 2021
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...
Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff and a Coalition of Citizens and Organizations Present Congressman Tom O’Halleran with Request for Congressional Field Hearings on Regulatory Compliance Issues around Arizona Snowbowl
March 12, 2021
Flagstaff, AZ (March 11, 2021) – On Monday, March 8, U.S. Representative Tom O’Halleran was presented with a strong request to hold Congressional field hearings to examine compliance with federal laws and regulations on the part of Arizona Snowbowl...
MEDIA ALERT Irreplaceable: Grand Canyon
March 11, 2021
A webinar and podcast series focusing on ongoing threats to the Grand Canyon region, focusing on people, place, water, and wildlife: Four webinar programs. Free and open to the public. Accompanying podcast series to be released concurrent with the...
Watershed Alliance Asks Court To Halt Massive San Pedro Development
December 22, 2020
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-...
On the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Accord: Arizona is still in!
December 10, 2020
(Arizona) – Today, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods; Sonja Klinsky, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University; State Representative and Senator-elect Kirsten Engel; and Daniella Lopez, a 15...
Twenty Organizations Applaud Arizona Corporation Commission Vote to Establish Carbon-Free Electricity Standard
November 13, 2020
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...
Digital Ballot for Grand Canyon Chapter Executive Committee Elections
October 2, 2020
The digital ballot for Grand Canyon Chapter Executive Committee elections can be found here: https://sc.org/GCExComBallot. Thank you for voting!
Arizona State Representatives and Local Advocates Speak Out Against Rollback of U.S. Clean Car Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic
September 29, 2020
Today, State Representatives Athena Salman (D-26) and Mitzi Epstein (D-18) joined Arizona Public Health Association Executive Director Will Humble and Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Director Sandy Bahr to speak out against the Environmental...
Conservationists Intervene To Oppose New Dam Project Near The Grand Canyon
August 3, 2020
Washington, D.C. — A coalition of conservation groups filed a motion to intervene today to oppose a preliminary permit for a hydropower project near the Little Colorado River by the same company that proposed two similar projects last year....
Conservation Groups Welcome House Passage of Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
July 21, 2020
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...