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During the 2026 session of the AZ Legislature many harmful energy, water, and wildlife bills died. Thanks to those of you who pushed back through the Request to Speak system or by contacting your legislators. That's good news but there was still no action to protect water or act on climate. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, joined by Chispa Arizona and Arizona Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and…
Protect Our Water – Don't Let EPA Weaken Coal Ash Protections Retired Cholla Coal Plant photo by Sandy Bahr For more than a century, coal companies have dumped billions of tons of their toxic coal ash into leaking ponds, landfills, and ground pits across the country. Here in Arizona there are five coal-fired power plants , some of them now retired, with coal ash ponds or landfills. Coal ash is…
Kill these Zombie Bills Legislative Report The Arizona House and Senate came back for a couple of days this week, sending a few bills to the Governor and moving a few others along in the process. Legislative leaders still revealed nothing about when we will see the budget and what it will contain. As we have noted before, passing a budget is the only thing they absolutely have to do each session.…
APRIL 29TH AUCTION PROTEST Protest the auction of 160 acres of State Trust Land requested by Hudbay Minerals. Hudbay wants to use this land as a dump for its toxic mine waste called tailings. Date: Wednesday, April 29th Time: 10 AM Location: State Office Complex, 400 W. Congress Street, Tucson. (Please note this a change in location effective 9:30 a.m., April 26.) Parking: Street parking and…
This week at the State Legislature, some bad bills were passed from one chamber to the other. You might recognize four from our Request to Speak actions. This is your last chance to stop them before they reach the Governor's desk. The Sierra Club supplied forms to make it easy to push back on SB1280 , SB1418 and HB2758 . But we are trying something new for HB2975 and SB1332 . You will need to call…
Shape the future of transportation in Pima County by giving input on PIMA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN Help Pima County Transportation develop a Master Plan that will guide improvements for walking, biking, driving and transit across the County for the next 30 years. The Transportation Master Plan will address all 9,189 square miles of Pima County and include 2,200 miles of roadway, along with…
Mexican gray wolves are critical keystone predators that maintain ecosystem balance by regulating prey populations like elk and deer. Their presence prevents overgrazing by herbivores, allowing vegetation to regenerate, improving riparian habitats, and supporting biodiversity among birds, fish, and other wildlife. This week is Lobo Week and to help us celebrate the 28th anniversary of the…
The good news is... T he bill to ban PFAS in firefighting foam (HB2641) is scheduled for a hearing, as is a bill to prohibit homeowners associations from blocking backyard shade structures (HB2342). Yay! Please use the Request to Speak app to show support of these good bills before they are heard in committee. The bad news is: Several terrible bills have made it through committee. You can still…
The good news is that we have only five bills to weigh in on the Request to Speak app this week. The bad news is that there are a couple of really bad bills - like HB2912. When we checked the response on this pro-fossil fuel bill there were 215 for it and only 35 against it! Please take a minute to OPPOSE this terrible bill. Another bad bill (HCM2006) weakens wildlife protections. Please use the…
The Arizona State Land Department is scheduled to auction off 160 acres of state trust land next month — land that Hudbay Minerals, a Canadian mining company, has sought to purchase to help the expansion of its proposed Copper World mine in southern Arizona. The lands to be auctioned are at the base of the Santa Rita Mountains, a beloved landscape within the biologically rich Sky Island region —…
