Senator Sinema and Senator McSally, We are Still in, are You?
May 30, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – In 2016, the United States signed the Paris Climate Agreement and pledged to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 26–28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025. The goal of the agreement is to limit temperature rise by reducing greenhouse gas...
Agency Values Cows over Conservation in the World-Renowned San Pedro Riparian Area
April 26, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its long-awaited proposed plan for managing the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (RNCA). The proposed management plan allows destructive levels of livestock grazing to...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arizona’s Waters, Wildlife From Proposed Rosemont Mine
March 27, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Together, four conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court today to overturn a key permit for the controversial proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in southern Arizona. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Army Corps of...
Arizona Rep. Grijalva to Make Major Conservation Announcement Saturday at Grand Canyon
February 19, 2019
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. ― Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will make a major conservation announcement Saturday about efforts to protect Grand Canyon National Park and nearby public lands from the dangers of uranium mining.
Lawsuit Challenges Massive Arizona Master-Planned Community Development Threatens St. David Cienega and the San Pedro River
February 1, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit that allows a huge master-planned development project near Benson, Ariz., to proceed. The Villages at Vigneto would transform...
FOREST SERVICE TO CANCEL GRAZING PERMIT OF CONVICTED WOLF KILLER
December 3, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-- Last week, the Gila National Forest served rancher Craig Thiessen notice of a decision to cancel the grazing permit for the Canyon del Buey allotment near Reserve, New Mexico. Thiessen had pleaded guilty to intentionally trapping...
Sierra Club Announces its 2018 Volunteer Appreciation Awards
November 21, 2018
PHOENIX – On Sunday, November 18, on a beautiful day in South Mountain Park, Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter recognized the work of some of its outstanding volunteers and partners in conservation. From organizing and leading service projects, to...
Arizonans Call on Trump Administration to Halt Roll Back of Clean Car Standards, Protect Public Health, Climate, and Consumers
October 26, 2018
PHOENIX – Today is the deadline for Americans to comment on the proposal by Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Deputy National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Heidi King to roll...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Industry Challenge to Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban
October 1, 2018
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the mining industry’s challenge to the 20-year ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
Arizona Groups Call on Flake to Oppose Kavanaugh
September 12, 2018
PHOENIX, AZ—Today, environmental, educational, and faith groups called on Senator Flake to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court due to his hostility to environmental protection and access to justice to protect...