Here We Go Again: Sierra Club Opposes Damage To The Grand Canyon By Italian Developer’s Latest Attempt To Move Ahead On Massive Project Adjacent To Natural Wonder
October 15, 2019
(Tusayan, AZ) Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, among many others, is urging the U.S. Forest Service to reject a controversial and environmentally damaging project that would cram 1.8 million square feet of commercial space and hundreds, if not...
WHERE IS SENATOR McSALLY?
August 29, 2019
(Phoenix, AZ) – Today, Tempe Vice Mayor Lauren Kuby joined Arizona community leaders to call out Senator Martha McSally for her failure to support bold policies that combat our climate crisis and bolster Arizona’s transition to a 100% clean energy...
Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service Has Issued Mexican Wolf ‘Kill Order’
August 22, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Conservation groups condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for the agency’s blanket authorization — which it is not making public, but which conservationists have uncovered — to trap or kill an imperiled Mexican wolf in...
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...
Bureau of Land Management Greenlights Grazing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
August 3, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) quietly released its final San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) plan in southeast Arizona by posting it to the agency’s website with no public notice. The plan will...
Federal Judge Halts Construction of Rosemont Mine in Arizona
August 1, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, citing the agency’s “inherently flawed analysis from the inception of the proposed...
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.
Sierra Club da a conocer la Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2019
June 27, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – El día de hoy, Sierra Club dio a conocer su Tarjeta de Evaluación 2019 para la Legislatura y el gobernador de Arizona. La tarjeta de este año muestra que Arizona sigue sin tener una legislatura y un gobernador dispuestos a abordar los...
Sierra Club Releases 2019 Environmental Report Card
June 27, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Sierra Club released its 2019 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. This year’s report card shows that Arizona still does not have a legislature and governor that are willing to actively address the...
Arizonans Demand Action on International Climate Accountability Act
June 18, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Today, climate action groups, including Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Chispa AZ, Ecomadres, Elders Climate Action, Kids Climate Action Network, Mi Familia Vota, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon (Arizona)...