More Than 200,000 People Urge Forest Service to Reject Mega-Development Near Grand Canyon
June 3, 2015
Flagstaff, AZ — More than 200,000 people flooded the U.S. Forest Service with comments over the last month calling for the agency to reject a plan for roads and infrastructure that would enable construction of a mega-development on Grand Canyon’s...
Sierra Club Releases 2015 Environmental Report Card
May 4, 2015
Phoenix, Ariz. – Today, Sierra Club released its 2015 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. The first regular session of the 52nd Legislature wrapped up quickly – in only 81 days – which was a good thing as the session...
Court Challenge Filed to Stop Uranium Mining Next to Grand Canyon National Park
April 30, 2015
PHOENIX, Ariz.— Today, a coalition of conservation groups announced they are appealing a lower court decision that opens the door to new uranium mining at the Canyon uranium mine, located only six miles from Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim.
Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon
April 27, 2015
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service on Friday began paving the way for a sprawling urban development near the southern edge of the Grand Canyon that would include more than 2,100 housing units and 3 million square feet of retail space along...
Risks Grow to Tucson Ratepayers as TEP’s San Juan Generating Station Faces New Hurdles
April 9, 2015
TUCSON– The Public Service Company of New Mexico’s (PNM) plans to continue burning coal at the San Juan Generating Station hit another hurdle yesterday when a New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiner recommended that the...
Federal Judge OKs Uranium Mining Next to Grand Canyon National Park
April 8, 2015
PHOENIX, Ariz.— U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell denied a request to halt new uranium mining at the Canyon uranium mine, located only six miles from Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim. The Havasupai Tribe and a coalition of conservation...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Mexican wolf population increase
February 13, 2015
Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that the wild Mexican wolf population has increased to 109 from 83 wolves counted at the end of 2013. While conservationists cheer this good news, they point out that the agency projected...
Regional Forester of the USDA Forest Service upheld objections
February 5, 2015
February 05, 2015, PHOENIX, Arizona – The Regional Forester of the USDA Forest Service upheld objections filed by conservation groups regarding a plan by the Tonto National Forest to allow hundreds of helicopter landings in five Wilderness areas on...
A coalition of Arizona community groups and businesses
February 5, 2015
February 05, 2015, TUCSON, Arizona – A coalition of Arizona community groups and businesses today called on Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to divest from the out-of-state San Juan Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, and instead to commit to...
Grand Canyon Watershed Coalition praised Arizona congressional leaders
January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015, PHOENIX, Arizona – The Grand Canyon Watershed Coalition today praised actions by Arizona congressional leaders calling for permanent protection of the area north and south of Grand Canyon. In a letter to President Obama,...