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Center for Biological Diversity

Jun 2, 2024

Gov. Hobbs neutral on legal dispute over route of future highway

Gov. Katie Hobbs won't use her power to direct the state Department of Transportation to scrap a proposal that could put a new interstate highway next to Tucson Mountain Park and through a special corridor set up to ensure wildlife migration.

A woker checks on a piece of mining equipment at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz. The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s.
Mar 31, 2024

Uranium mined near Grand Canyon as prices soar, US pushes more nuclear power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. 

Jan 25, 2024

Tribes, environmental groups ask court to block $10B Arizona project

A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California.

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Nov 13, 2023

Biden’s movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

The Biden administration's plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a "movable" design that frustrates environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement.

Sep 7, 2023

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

The construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds, the official congressional watchdog said Thursday.

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Sep 1, 2023

Hunters can use lead ammunition despite bullets left behind killing other animals

Hunters in Arizona won't be barred from using lead ammunition even if the bullets left behind can cause the death of other animals. In a new ruling Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by the Center for Biological Diversity to order the U.S. Forest Service to ban the use of the ammo in the Kaibab National Forest.

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Aug 22, 2023

Environmental group files lawsuit tied to snakes’ survival

A Tucson-based environmental group is accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of illegally altering its rules in ways that will harm the ability of two snakes to survive in Arizona and New Mexico.

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Jul 28, 2023

Gallego touts Phoenix’s efforts during White House meeting on heat emergency

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego told President Joe Biden Thursday that even in a town that knows how to cope with hot weather, this summer’s record-breaking heat is posing a challenge.

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Jul 17, 2023

Conservationists sue to stop mineral exploration in biologically diverse southern Arizona mountains

Conservation groups are suing to stop two mineral exploration projects in southern Arizona's biologically diverse Patagonia Mountains.

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Jan 6, 2023

Arizona’s shipping container wall on border is coming down

Former Republican Gov. Doug Ducey's border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months as they were set up and taken down again.

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Dec 9, 2022

Protesters block shipping container construction on border 

Progress on Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container border barrier has been halted in Cochise County since late November as activists stand in front of heavy machinery. 

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Nov 18, 2022

Environmental group wants to join legal battle to force Ducey to remove containers

A national environmental group wants to join the legal battle to force Gov. Doug Ducey to take his shipping containers off the international border.

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