Sierra Club, Arizona’s Grand Canyon Chapter
 The Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter was formed in 1966 as a way to help focus attention on stopping dams in Grand Canyon. The work to protect the Colorado River and Grand Canyon National Park continue today. The Grand Canyon Chapter helped win designation of four million acres of wilderness in Arizona, stopped numerous old growth logging proposals, helped restore and protect Fossil Creek, and continues to work to protect the Verde and San Pedro Rivers. We have won passage of key environmental legislation including the Environmental Quality Act, which protects our air and water, and the Heritage Fund, which provides funding for parks and wildlife, and have helped defeat legislation that would undercut environmental protections. Our chapter has helped promote clean renewable energy and energy efficiency programs as well as measures to improve air quality by supporting mass transit and a Clean Car standards.
Current News
- Mon, February 22 at 10 a.m.—Congressional Field Hearing at the Grand Canyon! This field hearing will explore the issues of uranium mining, Glen Canyon Dam water flows and other threats to the Grand Canyon. This is a joint subcommittee hearing of Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and Subcommittee on Water and Power. Contact Stacey Hamburg at 928-774-6514 if you would like to hop in the Sierra Club bus to show your love for the canyon! Go here for more info on uranium mining at the Grand Canyon.
- February 1, 2010 Phoenix, AZ – Rally for Parks and Conservation at Environmental Day at the Capitol Today at the Arizona State Capitol, more than 25 groups and over 200 people rallied for Arizona State Parks. Speakers at the rally included House Minority Whip, Representative Chad Campbell; State Parks Board Chair, Reese Woodling; Richard Dozer, Chairman, Governor's Sustainable State Parks Task Force; Bill Meek, Chairman, Arizona State Parks Foundation; and Elizabeth Woodin, President, Arizona Heritage Alliance. They all focused on the challenges to the parks, but importantly, on what everyone can do to help save the State Parks and the State Parks system. More...
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 Concert in Phoenix benefitting the Sierra Club Foundation in Support of the Grand Canyon Chapter’s Conservation and Public Education Work
When: Sat. Feb 13th, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30, program begins 7:30)
Where: Fiddler’s Dream Coffeehouse
Directions: 1702 E. Glendale, Phoenix which is 1 block North of Glendale Avenue on the east side of 17th Street. They are the grounds of the Phoenix Friends Meeting, on the Southeast corner of 17th Street and Cactus Wren
Cost: Admission by donation of $5 to $20. More...
- Save Arizona! Save our Future!
Rally for Parks and Conservation,
Environmental Day at the Capitol, Monday, February 1, 2010,
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
Arizona House of Representatives lawn,
1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix
What you’ve heard is true: the legislature is devastating parks funding, forcing more closures. We need to speak up for Parks! Join us on Monday, February 1, 2010 for Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol, located at 1700 W. Washington in Phoenix. We will have a brief program on the House Lawn. Speakers will focus on the devastation to parks and environmental programs from the last legislative session and let us know how we can turn the tide. More...
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January 8, 2010, Hopi and Navajo Residents Stop Peabody’s Coal Mine Expansion on Black Mesa, Department of Interior Administrative Law Judge Vacates Mining Permit for Peabody’s Black Mesa Mines (BLACK MESA, AZ)—Peabody Western Coal Company’s Black Mesa Coal Complex has suffered a major setback as an
Administrative Law Judge for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) vacated a permit for the massive coal mining
complex. The judge vacated the permit in response to one of several appeals filed by Navajo and Hopi residents as well as a
diverse coalition of tribal and environmental groups. The permit, issued by the DOI’s Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM), allowed Peabody to operate and expand the Black Mesa mine and the Kayenta mine under a single
permit. More...
- January 5, 2010, Shade Trees Lower Energy Use – and more, New Report Outlines Shade Tree Program for Phoenix Phoenix, AZ - Today, Western Resource Advocates along with its partners in the Sierra Club released “Phoenix Green – Designing a Community Tree Planting Program for Phoenix, Arizona.” The report outlines how shade trees can save energy and includes a plan for establishing a community tree planting program. More...
(Download report, 832 KB pdf)
- January 5, 2010 Coconino County Board of Supervisors Proclaim 2010 to “Celebrate our National Monuments” FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Today the Coconino County Board of Supervisors proclaimed 2010 as a year to “Celebrate our National Monuments” in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).
More press release and Proclamation...
- December 16, 2009, Historic Votes By Arizona Corporation Commission Will Increase Energy Efficiency, Consumers, Businesses To Save Energy and Money Phoenix, AZ - Today, through votes ranging from approval of the Arizona Public Service (APS) rate case settlement agreement to formal initiation of an Energy Efficiency Standard, the Arizona Corporation Commission acted to save consumers and businesses money by ramping up energy efficiency in Arizona. More...
- For Immediate Release, November 16, 2009, Lawsuit Challenges Uranium Mine That Threatens Water and Wildlife of the Grand Canyon FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— Today the Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust, and Sierra Club filed suit in an Arizona federal court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of the restart of a defunct uranium mine just north of Grand Canyon National Park. More...
- The Canyon Echo Goes Wiki. Visit the online newsletter of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club. This version includes all the articles and information found in the newsprint Canyon Echo that's mailed quarterly, but with a lot more. Go to the Wiki now...
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Canyon Echo Goes Wiki
This online version includes all the articles and information found in the newsprint Canyon Echo that's mailed quarterly, but with a lot more.
Legislative Updates
Sierra Club 2010 Legislative Updates
Find out current information, status, action needed (and more) for Arizona
legislation. The tracker is updated daily... so visit it often! Grand Canyon Chapter Arizona Bill Tracker
2009 Environmental
Report Card
2009 Environmental Report Card (full report, 670 KB pdf)
Appendix A, Governor Report Card (13 KB pdf)
Appendix B, Senate Report Card (16 KB pdf)
Appendix C, House Report Card (21 KB pdf)
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