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Here are all posted Updates, since 2013 -- for AZ Chapter (via pages of 10 updates, each). . .
Senate Committee Considers Grand Canyon Protection Act
June 7, 2022
Arizonans Urge Senate to Protect 1 Million Acres Near Canyon from Mining -- A Senate subcommittee held a hearing today on the Grand Canyon Protection Act -- an important step toward passage of legislation that will protect about 1 million acres of...
Support for Havasupai Tribe Against Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
June 1, 2022
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK― Conservationists Back Havasupai Tribe’s Opposition to Grand Canyon Uranium Mine ― Arizona Regulators OK’d Mine Permit Despite Risk to Canyon’s Water ― Conservation groups joined the Havasupai Tribe today to denounce the...
News from the Border - May 2022
May 18, 2022
Friendship Park -- Borderlands Ongoing Remediation Projects -- Border Barrier Environmental Planning -- Before and After: Documenting the Borderlands -- Transboundary Conservation -- Court Halts Rosemont Mine -- Borderlands Monthly Meeting ...
Mexican Gray Wolf Rule Eliminates Cap on Population, Restricts Killing
May 13, 2022
SILVER CITY, N.M.— New Federal Management Rule Still Falls Short on Genetic Diversity by Rejecting Science-Based Reforms -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed today that it will eliminate its current population cap of 325 Mexican gray...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Halt Rosemont Mine in Arizona
May 12, 2022
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal appeals court today upheld the invalidation of the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains ... is another blow to Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals’ plans...
Arizona OKs Uranium Mining Permit That Puts Grand Canyon’s Groundwater, Springs at Risk
April 29, 2022
For Immediate Release -- Mine Threatens to Deplete, Pollute Groundwater, Springs -- GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved an aquifer protection permit late Thursday for a uranium mine near Grand...
BLM to Reconsider Target Shooting in Sonoran Desert National Monument
April 22, 2022
Late yesterday, the Arizona District Court in Phoenix approved a legal agreement requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to re-examine its decision to allow target shooting in 90% of Sonoran Desert National Monument, a quiet oasis of saguaro...
"Canyon Echo" Spring 2022 Newsletter
April 4, 2022
(12 page PDF) = CLIMATE CHANGE: TRANSPORTATION ~ BEYOND FOSSIL FUELS -- Go EV! Cut Emissions -- What Climate Crisis Mitigation Measures Are Promised by Your Local Authority? -- Focus on Valley Metro -- Focus on City of Mesa -- Focus on Tucson = "...
5% More Mexican Gray Wolves Yet Still on Brink of Extinction
March 30, 2022
Phoenix, Arizona – ...The wild population of Mexican gray wolves has seen a small increase ...to a minimum of 196 wolves. However, this slight increase [...reveals] high mortality (including illegal killing), low pup survival, and a deepening...
News from the Border - March 2022
March 16, 2022
Border Wall in the Mexican News -- Healing the Border Disorder -- Native people speak out about the current border issues -- Upcoming Events -- Ride with us! -- Lens on The Border ...