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Phoenix, AZ – The 52nd Legislature’s focus was on limiting safeguards for much of what makes Arizona special. Legislators sought to further weaken water laws, promoted unaccountable special taxing districts to accommodate unsustainable developments...

Phoenix, AZ – El enfoque de la 52ª Legislatura fue en limitar las salvaguardas de gran parte de lo que hace especial a Arizona. Los legisladores buscaron debilitar aún más las leyes sobre el agua, promovieron el gravamen especial de distritos...

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Ducey vetoed both SB1268 and SB1400, two bills that would have weakened important water adequacy requirements. Sierra Club and conservation groups across the state, as well as many water experts, had worked hard to try...

PHOENIX – Today a coalition of diverse organizations, including Arizona Advocacy Network, Sierra Club, Humane Society of the United States, Arizona Education Association, Animal Defense League of Arizona, League of Women Voters Arizona, Humane...

BENSON, Ariz.—As millions of migratory birds begin arriving at the San Pedro River on their annual journey north, local, regional and national conservation groups today notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Today the U.S. Forest Service rejected a proposal to widen roads and build infrastructure through the Kaibab National Forest that would have paved the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern entrance of Grand Canyon...

Phoenix, AZ – Today, more than 160 people from 26 legislative districts from around the state gathered at the Arizona State Capitol to meet with their state legislators to encourage support for environmental protection. This year’s Environmental Day...

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Chispa Arizona and the Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter hosted a press conference and delivered more than 5,000 petitions in support of the Clean Power Plan to Governor Doug Ducey’s office, urging him to implement a strong plan...

Suit Filed to Stop Excessive Cross-Country Travel by Motor VehiclesL PHOENIX, Ariz. – Four conservation groups, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, filed suit today against the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, aiming...

PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Mexican wolf supporters denounced a letter sent in November by Governor Doug Ducey and the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan...