Tusayan, Developers Begin New Push for Massive Grand Canyon Project
January 23, 2020
TUSAYAN, Ariz.— An Italian company has tinkered with its years-old plan to build a sprawling development on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park. But the mega-project would be just as dangerous to water resources, wildlife and visitors. It...
McSally: A Year of Failure. One year after her appointment to the US Senate, Arizona Communities Concerned about Climate and Public Health ask, “Where Is Senator McSally?”
December 17, 2019
(Phoenix, AZ) – Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of Martha McSally’s appointment to the U.S. Senate. During the past year, she has repeatedly failed to support bold policies that combat our climate crisis and bolster Arizona’s transition to a...
Conservationists Intervene in Ludicrous Effort to Dam the Little Colorado River
November 18, 2019
Washington, DC - Today a coalition of conservation organizations sought intervention and opposed preliminary permits for a series of new dams and reservoirs on the Little Colorado River just a few thousand feet from the Grand Canyon. Earthjustice is...
DiverseCoalition Criticizes Resolution Copper Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement
November 8, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Yesterday, November 7, 2019, a coalition of 18 concerned groups filed comments detailing serious deficiencies in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Resolution Copper’s proposed mine. The coalition urged the Tonto...
Scientists Urge New Approach to Southwestern Wolf Conservation Through Court-ordered Rewrite of Management Rules
October 16, 2019
SILVER CITY, N.M.— Leading scientists and wolf conservationists today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt an entirely new approach to Mexican gray wolf management in a letter to the agency.
Here We Go Again: Sierra Club Opposes Damage To The Grand Canyon By Italian Developer’s Latest Attempt To Move Ahead On Massive Project Adjacent To Natural Wonder
October 15, 2019
(Tusayan, AZ) Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, among many others, is urging the U.S. Forest Service to reject a controversial and environmentally damaging project that would cram 1.8 million square feet of commercial space and hundreds, if not...
WHERE IS SENATOR McSALLY?
August 29, 2019
(Phoenix, AZ) – Today, Tempe Vice Mayor Lauren Kuby joined Arizona community leaders to call out Senator Martha McSally for her failure to support bold policies that combat our climate crisis and bolster Arizona’s transition to a 100% clean energy...
Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service Has Issued Mexican Wolf ‘Kill Order’
August 22, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Conservation groups condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for the agency’s blanket authorization — which it is not making public, but which conservationists have uncovered — to trap or kill an imperiled Mexican wolf in...
Flooding, Pollution Threat Prompts Call for Uranium Mine Closure Near Grand Canyon
August 20, 2019
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— Conservation groups called on Arizona officials today to close a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim, citing severe and ongoing flooding that threatens to pollute deep aquifers that feed the...
Bureau of Land Management Greenlights Grazing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
August 3, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) quietly released its final San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) plan in southeast Arizona by posting it to the agency’s website with no public notice. The plan will...