Borderlands: Encounter in the Desert
May 17, 2014
May 17, 2014, PHOENIX - Borderlands: Encounter in the Desert will be featured at the Olney Gallery at Trinity Cathedral during the month of June. A First Friday artist reception the evening of June 6 will feature author and photographer...
Local moms and public health advocates gathered Mother's Day
May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014, PHOENIX - Local moms and public health advocates gathered on Tuesday to send a Mother’s Day message, urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to enforce the Clean Air Act at Navajo...
2014 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor
May 5, 2014
May 5, 2014, PHOENIX - Today, Sierra Club released its 2014 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor. Despite starting off as one of the worst sessions for weakening environmental protections, the 2014 legislative session...
Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously endorsed a plan
April 25, 2014
April 25, 2014, PHOENIX - The Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously endorsed a plan this week that will make it vastly easier to kill endangered Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico and arbitrarily caps the number of wolves in both...
Santa Catalina Bighorn Sheep Restoration Project
March 19, 2014
March 19, 2014 – Sierra Club has significant concerns about the Santa Catalina Bighorn Sheep Restoration Project. While we support restoration of native species to their natural habitat, we do question the efficacy of introducing animals to an area...
Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol
February 18, 2014
February 18, 2014, Phoenix – Today, more than 140 people from 24 legislative districts and 21 organizations participated in Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol. The day’s theme was Conserve Arizona – Water, Wildlife, & Wildlands. ....
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) open house
November 14, 2013
November 14, 2013, Phoenix - Today, outside an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) open house, a coalition of Navajo clean energy supporters, health advocates, and conservationists delivered a message to the EPA asking for "No More Delays" in...
Operations to open the Canyon uranium mine have been suspended
November 6, 2013
For the second time in as many decades, operations to open the Canyon uranium mine six miles south of Grand Canyon National Park have been suspended. The Havasupai Tribe, which had previously challenged the mine, and conservation groups have been...
Public health, faith, civil rights, conservation organizations and several businesses called on the congressmen to support cleaning up Arizona's air
August 22, 2013
August 22, 2013, Phoenix, AZ - Today, in response to a hearing that Representatives Gosar, Salmon, Schweikert and Franks are hosting on "E.P.A. Overreach," 13 public health, faith, civil rights, and conservation organizations, as well as several...
Arizona Superior Court overturned a decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission
July 17, 2013
July 17, 2013, Phoenix, Ariz. - Court Overturns Decision to Give Trash Incinerator Renewable Energy Credits Says Arizona Corporation Commission Abused Discretion. Today, the Arizona Superior Court overturned a decision by the Arizona Corporation...