Rachel’s Network Partners with Sierra Club to Fight US-Mexico Border Wall
July 19, 2017
After a year of campaign rallies featuring inflammatory “Build the Wall” rhetoric, President Trump is pushing for massive new walls along the US-Mexico border at the expense of the American people.
In response, Rachel’s Network and the Sierra...
New Lobo ‘Recovery’ Plan Puts Politics Before Science Risks Recovery of Highly Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves
June 29, 2017
Tucson, Ariz. – Despite the recommendations of scientists, the draft recovery plan for the lobo or Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service unnaturally limits the population size and range of this...
2017 Environmental Report Card Arizona Legislature and Governor
May 30, 2017
Phoenix, AZ – The context of the 53rd Legislature, First Regular Session, included the backdrop of efforts to weaken and eliminate environmental protections at the federal level. Laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered...
Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2017 de la Legislatura de Arizona y el Gobernador
May 30, 2017
Phoenix, AZ – El contexto de la 53ra Legislatura, Primer Período Ordinario de Sesiones, incluyó un fondo de esfuerzos para debilitar y eliminar protecciones medioambientales a nivel federal. Leyes tales como la Ley de Aire Limpio, Ley de Agua Limpia...
A Conservation Vision for Arizona's Water Future
April 26, 2017
Sierra Club and a coalition of organizations have drafted "A Conservation Vision for Arizona's Water Future," which outlines why and how Arizona water policy needs to be updated. Add your name in support of this water vision! Please click here...
Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon Filling with Contaminated Water
March 20, 2017
TUSAYAN, Ariz. – The controversial Canyon Mine, located just six miles from Grand Canyon’s South Rim, is filling with surplus water after a wet winter. In an effort to dispose of the water from the bottom of the mine shaft, mine owner...
Protecting the Arizona We All Share - Arizona Youth Come to Legislature in Support of Environmental Protection
February 15, 2017
(PHOENIX) – Today, 60 students from six Arizona high schools in Phoenix, Mesa, Flagstaff, and Tucson joined about 200 people from 26 legislative districts around the state to meet with their state legislators to encourage support for...
Protegiendo el Arizona que todos compartimos - Los jóvenes de Arizona llegan a legisladores en apoyo de la protección del medio ambiente
February 15, 2017
(PHOENIX) - Hoy, 60 estudiantes de seis escuelas secundarias de Arizona en Phoenix, Mesa, Flagstaff y Tucson se unieron a unas 200 personas de 26 distritos legislativos alrededor del estado para reunirse con sus legisladores estatales para...
Native American Caucus response to President Trump's decision regarding the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines
January 25, 2017
STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Today, the Native American Caucus members issued the following statements regarding President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate the Keystone and Dakota Access pipeline projects.
37 Community, Environmental, and Public Health Groups Call on Arizona Corporation Commission to Consider Full Benefits of Rooftop Solar
November 30, 2016
37 community, environmental, and public health groups, representing tens of thousands of Arizonans, filed a letter with the Arizona Corporation Commission asking that it consider the full benefits of rooftop solar in its Value of Distributed...