BLM Fast Tracks Plan to Increase Livestock Use on the Sonoran Desert National Monument
May 11, 2020
TUCSON, Arizona – With many aspects of the Arizona economy shut down due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is fast-tracking a proposal to amend the Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National...
50th Anniversary of Earth Day goes online and in the backyard. Film screenings, discussions, workshops, storytelling, family art day, tree planting, and more!
April 19, 2020
(PHOENIX, AZ) April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Due to COVID19 social distancing, actions planned have migrated to online, backyard, or sidewalk projects. We may not be able to be close together, but we can still connect and...
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit to Save San Pedro River, Slow Groundwater Pumping Tied to Arizona Military Base
March 30, 2020
Sierra Club joined litigation filed by Maricopa Audubon Society and the Center for Biological Diversity, to prevent further harm to Arizona’s San Pedro River and its endangered species from excessive groundwater pumping in the Fort Huachuca area,...
MORE WOLVES SEARCHING FOR MATES
March 18, 2020
The United States Fish & Wildlife Service released the results of its annual wild Mexican gray wolf population count today, revealing that the number of wolves has increased to a minimum of 163 wolves. This increase of 24% from last year comes...
Groups Urge Arizona Sen. McSally to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining
February 24, 2020
PHOENIX— The National Congress of American Indians and conservation groups today urged Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) to cosponsor the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, which permanently bans new uranium mining across 1 million acres of public...
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...
McSally: A Year of Failure. One year after her appointment to the US Senate, Arizona Communities Concerned about Climate and Public Health ask, “Where Is Senator McSally?”
December 17, 2019
(Phoenix, AZ) – Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of Martha McSally’s appointment to the U.S. Senate. During the past year, she has repeatedly failed to support bold policies that combat our climate crisis and bolster Arizona’s transition to a...
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...
DiverseCoalition Criticizes Resolution Copper Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement
November 8, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Yesterday, November 7, 2019, a coalition of 18 concerned groups filed comments detailing serious deficiencies in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Resolution Copper’s proposed mine. The coalition urged the Tonto...
Scientists Urge New Approach to Southwestern Wolf Conservation Through Court-ordered Rewrite of Management Rules
October 16, 2019
SILVER CITY, N.M.— Leading scientists and wolf conservationists today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt an entirely new approach to Mexican gray wolf management in a letter to the agency.