Conservation and archaeological groups joined thousands
September 17, 2014
September 17, 2014, PHOENIX - Conservation and archaeological groups joined thousands of other Arizonans this week in submitting formal comments asking the Forest Service to revise its proposed travel-management plan for off-road vehicles in the...
Conservation groups sent a letter
July 31, 2014
Conservation groups sent a letter this week urging federal regulators to suspend operations at a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, where millions of gallons of uranium-laced groundwater threaten people and wildlife. Records from the U.S....
Open letter to Governor Jan Brewer
June 18, 2014
June 18, 2014, PHOENIX - Today, Sierra Club delivered an open letter to Governor Jan Brewer asking her to demonstrate a strong commitment to solar energy by ending the tax on leased rooftop solar systems. Click here to read more. (46 KB pdf)
Arizona House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee hearing
June 10, 2014
June 10, 2014, PHOENIX - Today, prior to an Arizona House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon protections on power plants, clean air and clean energy advocates...
Borderlands: Encounter in the Desert
May 17, 2014
May 17, 2014, PHOENIX - Borderlands: Encounter in the Desert will be featured at the Olney Gallery at Trinity Cathedral during the month of June. A First Friday artist reception the evening of June 6 will feature author and photographer...
Local moms and public health advocates gathered Mother's Day
May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014, PHOENIX - Local moms and public health advocates gathered on Tuesday to send a Mother’s Day message, urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to enforce the Clean Air Act at Navajo...
2014 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor
May 5, 2014
May 5, 2014, PHOENIX - Today, Sierra Club released its 2014 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. Despite starting off as one of the worst sessions for weakening environmental protections, the 2014 legislative session...
Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously endorsed a plan
April 25, 2014
April 25, 2014, PHOENIX - The Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously endorsed a plan this week that will make it vastly easier to kill endangered Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico and arbitrarily caps the number of wolves in both...
Santa Catalina Bighorn Sheep Restoration Project
March 19, 2014
March 19, 2014 – Sierra Club has significant concerns about the Santa Catalina Bighorn Sheep Restoration Project. While we support restoration of native species to their natural habitat, we do question the efficacy of introducing animals to an area...
Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol
February 18, 2014
February 18, 2014, Phoenix – Today, more than 140 people from 24 legislative districts and 21 organizations participated in Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol. The day’s theme was Conserve Arizona – Water, Wildlife, & Wildlands. ....