Sierra Club, Arizona’s Grand Canyon Chapter
 The Sierra Club is one of the oldest and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States. The Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter was formed in 1966 in order to focus attention on stopping dams in Grand Canyon. Our work to protect the Colorado River and Grand Canyon National Park continue today and have been joined by a number of programs to safeguard other areas and issues.
The Grand Canyon Chapter seeks to engage its members and the public in protecting our communities; public lands including national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges; rivers and streams; and wildlife; plus promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in order to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change; and support transit, bike and pedestrian friendly communities to reduce air pollution and energy use.
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May 15, 2012, Sierra Club Releases State of the Verde River Report, Phoenix, AZ. – Today, the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club released the State of the Verde River report, summarizing the results of five years of volunteer water quality monitoring by the Arizona Water Sentinels program. Download Full Report (5.5 MB pdf). The Arizona Water Sentinels is a grassroots program within the Sierra Club that engages approximately 200 volunteers who like to “get their hands dirty and their feet wet” while doing hands-on conservation work to protect local streams in Arizona. More...
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May 11, 2012 Contact: Feds Cave on Plan to Protect Sonoran Desert National Monument From Destructive Target Shooting PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management has abandoned a proposal to ban target shooting in Sonoran Desert National Monument, a half-million-acre gem of the National Landscape Conservation System that merits special protection under federal law. Under political pressure from gun advocates, the BLM today declared its about- face; earlier plans for the monument admitted that target shooting was harming the resources the monument was established to protect. More...
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February 27, 2012, Industry Tries to Overturn Ban on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining WASHINGTON— In an attempt to open public lands around Grand Canyon National Park to dangerous new uranium mining, the National Mining Association today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Interior Department’s recent enactment of a 20-year ban on new uranium mining development across 1 million acres. In response, the Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice and Western Mining Action Project, announced plans to intervene on the side of the government to defend the Grand Canyon. More...
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January 31, 2012 Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial Through Conservation!, More than 100 Conservation Advocates Meet with State Legislators for Environmental Day at the Capitol. Phoenix, AZ – Today at the Arizona State Capitol, more than 100 people from 25 different legislative districts and representing more than 20 groups met with their state legislators in support of environmental protection and conservation programs. More...
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January 9, 2012, Grand Canyon’s Million-acre Uranium Mining Ban Finalized
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— Conservation groups are applauding the Obama administration’s final decision today protecting 1 million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining. Today’s Interior Department “record of decision” establishes a 20-year ban on new uranium mining and mining of current claims without valid permits across 1 million acres (more than 1,500 square miles). The ban will protect Grand Canyon’s springs and creeks, as well as imperiled species like the humpback chub, from uranium-mining pollution. More...
- October 26, 2011, Plan Would Protect Grand Canyon from Uranium Mining for 20 Years GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The Obama administration today released its plan to protect 1 million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining and mining claims for 20 years. More...
- Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, GOP Lawmakers Launch Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Assault GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK—Today GOP lawmakers led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) announced legislation that would open one million acres of public lands forming Grand Canyon National Park’s watershed to new uranium mining. The bill would overturn an existing moratorium on new mining and mining claims and block Secretary of the Department of Interior Ken Salazar’s proposal to extend those protections for the next 20 years. More...
 GoGreen '11 Phoenix is a one-day sustainability conference for business in Phoenix on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. GoGreen is built to inspire, educate, and motivate business owners and professionals to deepen the commitment to sustainable practices at their organizations. Spend a value-packed day connecting with business leaders, eco-visionaries, sustainability experts, and like-minded individuals who will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to make your business more sustainable. Find out more and register at http://phoenix.gogreenconference.net. Sierra Club members receive a $25 discount when registering with the discount code: SIERRA.-
May 3, 2011, A Mean and Not-so-Green Legislative Session Phoenix, AZ – Despite their best efforts, Arizona legislators did not do nearly as much damage as they intended this session. Of course, saying that “it could have been worse” just lets them off the hook for a variety of truly awful actions, many of which will be resurrected next year. They did almost nothing to advance environmental protection, either. More...
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