Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) open house
November 14, 2013
November 14, 2013, Phoenix - Today, outside an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) open house, a coalition of Navajo clean energy supporters, health advocates, and conservationists delivered a message to the EPA asking for "No More Delays" in...
Operations to open the Canyon uranium mine have been suspended
November 6, 2013
For the second time in as many decades, operations to open the Canyon uranium mine six miles south of Grand Canyon National Park have been suspended. The Havasupai Tribe, which had previously challenged the mine, and conservation groups have been...
Public health, faith, civil rights, conservation organizations and several businesses called on the congressmen to support cleaning up Arizona's air
August 22, 2013
August 22, 2013, Phoenix, AZ - Today, in response to a hearing that Representatives Gosar, Salmon, Schweikert and Franks are hosting on "E.P.A. Overreach," 13 public health, faith, civil rights, and conservation organizations, as well as several...
Arizona Superior Court overturned a decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission
July 17, 2013
July 17, 2013, Phoenix, Ariz. - Court Overturns Decision to Give Trash Incinerator Renewable Energy Credits Says Arizona Corporation Commission Abused Discretion. Today, the Arizona Superior Court overturned a decision by the Arizona Corporation...
The 51st Arizona Legislature adjourned
July 2, 2013
July 2, 2013, Phoenix, Ariz. - The 51st Arizona Legislature adjourned on the 151st day of the Legislative session, but not before it had passed legislation to put at risk health and safety; public lands, wildlife habitat, and cultural resources;...
President Barack Obama announced next steps to fight climate crisis
June 25, 2013
June 25, 2013, Washington, D.C. - Today President Barack Obama announced his administration's next steps for building a legacy of action to fight the climate crisis. The plan includes new energy efficiency standards for federal buildings and...
VANE Minerals sued the United States
June 24, 2013
June 24, 2013, WASHINGTON D.C.- On June 21st, British uranium firm VANE Minerals sued the United States in Washington's U.S. Court of Claims over the Department of the Interior's January 2012 decision to protect 1 million acres of public lands...
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a final Environmental Impact Statement
June 18, 2013
June 18, 2013, Phoenix, AZ - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a final Environmental Impact Statement on Friday for the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, which entails constructing two 500-kilovolt transmission lines across...
Challenge livestock grazing on the Sonoran Desert National Monument
May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013, Phoenix, AZ - Western Watersheds Project and the Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter of the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal court today, to challenge livestock grazing on the Sonoran Desert National Monument west of Phoenix. The...
Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed South Mountain Freeway
May 4, 2013
Please take action! The Arizona Department of Transportation recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed South Mountain Freeway, a 22-24 mile, eight-lane highway that would cut through South Mountain, exacerbate air...