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Lawmakers, advocates blast ‘misguided’ Grand Canyon fee hike plan
Arizona lawmakers and advocates are condemning proposed fee increases at the Grand Canyon and 16 other parks, a move the National Park Service said is badly needed to fund billions of dollars in backlogged maintenance projects.
Parks official under fire as Ducey pushes to give her office more power
Recent allegations against Arizona State Parks Director Sue Black could complicate Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to get rid of the State Parks Board and give more powers to her.
Arizona sues feds over Mexican gray wolf recovery plan
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit today against the federal government over the Mexican gray wolf recovery program, saying the feds have failed to make a complete plan to recover the species.
Hardly anything to like: Sierra Club rates this year’s legislative session
The Sierra Club gave nearly every Republican legislator an “F’’ in the 2015 environmental report card it issued today – and gave Gov. Doug Ducey a “D.”
Arizona’s emissions dilemma – tough state plan or federal crackdown?
A federal environmental mandate could force the state to choose between implementing strict carbon emissions rules on its own terms or enduring a federal takeover if it refuses – an option policymakers and utilities say could be far worse.
Federal study finds mercury in trout caught in three Grand Canyon creeks
With their natural beauty and protected environments, the Grand Canyon and other national parks in the West would seem removed from having mercury in their streams and rivers.
Guess who’s coming to dinner: Wolves
Recently a benefit was held in Scottsdale dubbed “Dinner with Wolves.” The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, and many environmental groups want the Mexican wolf returned to what they consider the wild landscape of Arizona. They also want to maintain protections for the Mexican wolf by listing it as “endangered.”
Lawmakers approve bill allowing ranchers to shoot endangered wolves
State lawmakers voted Wednesday to let ranchers shoot the Mexican gray wolves being reintroduced to the Southwest despite their listing under federal law as endangered.
AG’s office wants to indemnify AZ against wildfire damage, deaths
State lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to immunize the Land Department from mistakes and negligence that result in forest fires -- even if that means destroyed homes and dead firefighters.
Capitol Quotes: January 24, 2014
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene
Judge rules burning trash isn’t renewable energy
The Arizona Corporation Commission shouldn't have approved an electric generation project's planned use of power generated by a trash incinerator to qualify as renewable energy, a judge has ruled.
Clearing the polluted air
We know when our opponents do not have a strong argument, they resort to personal attacks and don’t really address the key issue, in this case, clean air. In its hit piece “Sierra Club 'Clearing the Haze' comments undermine its credibility” published March 15 in the Arizona Capitol Times, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) leaves out key factors regarding the cleanup of its coal-fire[...]
