Sign In
Free Newsletter
EPA cuts threaten Arizona’s natural water supply and air quality
The power is in our hands as citizens to influence change, and if we use it to contact our elected officials and voice our opposition, we can work toward a future where our health and safety are adequately protected. The beauty of Arizona, and the health of its residents, is being severely threatened. It’s up to us to take a stand. Please join us in this fight and call today.
EPA funding cuts expected to impact Arizona air, water programs
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality expects reductions in grant funding from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, but a lack of specifics have impeded planning.
Ducey aide Darwin to join EPA
Henry Darwin, Gov. Doug Ducey’s chief operations officer, is leaving the Governor’s Office to join the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Navajo Nation sues feds over massive 2015 mine waste spill
One of the nation's largest American Indian tribes is suing the federal government over a massive mine waste spill that tainted rivers in three Western states.
Arizona should move forward on its Clean Power Plan
Climate change is too serious a problem to delay. Arizona is correct in moving forward.
Navajo Nation opens San Juan River for livestock
Livestock will again be able to use the San Juan River now that Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye says the river is safe again.
The true cost of suing the EPA
The Clean Power Plan will be costly, but it seems no one is considering the cost of being reactive rather than proactive about climate change and the health issues that ensue because of it.
Environmentalists seek to overturn plan at Navajo coal plant
A federal advisory group met in secret to craft a pollution control plan for a coal-fired power plant in the Navajo Nation, denying the public an opportunity to participate in the talk.
Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA crew
The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states shifts to Congress this week as lawmakers kick off a series of hearings into how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally unleashed the deluge of poisoned water.
Investigation: EPA, state missed potential for mine blowout
Republicans say they're not satisfied with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claim that a 3-million-gallon toxic spill from an inactive gold mine was likely "inevitable," even though there had been prior warnings that such a spill could occur.
Groups to feds: Tighten mining rules in light of Animas River spill
Citing the release of millions of gallons of toxic wastewater into a southwestern Colorado river earlier this month, a coalition of conservation groups, two Arizona Native American tribes and two county governments petitioned federal agencies Tuesday to tighten mining regulation on public lands.
Critics of carbon regulations using mine spill to skewer EPA
Authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine are starting to recover, but for the Environmental Protection Agency the political fallout from the disaster could linger.
