On the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Accord: Arizona is still in!
December 10, 2020
(Arizona) – Today, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods; Sonja Klinsky, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University; State Representative and Senator-elect Kirsten Engel; and Daniella Lopez, a 15...
Twenty Organizations Applaud Arizona Corporation Commission Vote to Establish Carbon-Free Electricity Standard
November 13, 2020
Phoenix, Ariz. (November 13th, 2020) – Twenty organizations applauded a vote today by Arizona Corporation Commissioners requiring utilities to be 100% carbon-free by 2050 and meet benchmarks along the way. The bipartisan decision also established a...
Digital Ballot for Grand Canyon Chapter Executive Committee Elections
October 2, 2020
The digital ballot for Grand Canyon Chapter Executive Committee elections can be found here: https://sc.org/GCExComBallot. Thank you for voting!
Arizona State Representatives and Local Advocates Speak Out Against Rollback of U.S. Clean Car Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic
September 29, 2020
Today, State Representatives Athena Salman (D-26) and Mitzi Epstein (D-18) joined Arizona Public Health Association Executive Director Will Humble and Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Director Sandy Bahr to speak out against the Environmental...
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....
Conservation Groups Welcome House Passage of Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
July 21, 2020
The House today passed the Grand Canyon Centennial Protect Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act makes permanent a ban on new uranium mining on about 1 million acres of public land...
Sierra Club Releases 2020 Environmental Report Card Actions by the 2020 Arizona Legislature and Governor Ducey Doing more harm than good
July 15, 2020
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Sierra Club released its 2020 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. This year’s report card broke heavily along partisan lines and while fewer harmful bills reached the Governor’s desk, the ones...
Sierra Club Publica su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2020 Acciones tomadas por la Legislatura de Arizona 2020 y el Gobernador Ducey Hacen más daño que bien
July 15, 2020
Phoenix, AZ – El día de hoy, Sierra Club dio a conocer su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2020 para la Legislatura de Arizona y el gobernador. La tarjeta de evaluación de este año se dividió fuertemente entre las líneas partidistas y aunque...
Flagstaff City Council takes three actions to address Climate Crisis
June 27, 2020
The Flagstaff community has wholeheartedly supported - and pushed for - the declaration of a climate emergency and elevation of the goals of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to carbon neutrality by 2030 ever since the global climate...
40K+ WEIGH IN ON MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES
June 16, 2020
TUCSON, Arizona (June 15, 2020) - On April 15, 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a 60-day “scoping” period to receive public comments on needed changes to a management rule that will determine the recovery success of Mexican gray...