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Sierra Club Releases "2021 Environmental Report Card" -- Bad Session for Democracy, Water, Climate, and more...
July 20, 2021
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Sierra Club released its 2021 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. The report card reflects a strong partisan break on environmental protection and democracy issues. There was continued inaction on...
Sierra Club Publica su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2021 Una Sesión Mala para la Democracia, el Agua, el Clima y más
July 20, 2021
Phoenix, AZ – El día de hoy, Sierra Club publicó su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2021 para la legislatura y el gobernador de Arizona. La tarjeta de evaluación refleja un partidismo sólido en temas relacionados con la protección ambiental...
Arizona to Permit Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Despite Ongoing Flooding, Water Contamination
June 24, 2021
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposed an aquifer protection permit Wednesday for a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park, with a history of flooding. The mine flooding threatens to...
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-...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Lawsuit Challenges Fracking Leases Threatening Northern Arizona Groundwater
July 15, 2019
PHOENIX— Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for leasing 4,200 acres of public lands for oil and gas extraction in Arizona’s Little Colorado River basin without any new environmental review.
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...