• Politics

As Arizona Senate Race Heats Up, Will Climate Change Be on the Agenda?

• Arizona
• climate change
• extreme heat
• Mark Kelly
• Martha McSally
• Senate

Arizona’s Senate race is one of the most pivotal races for Democrats this fall–already $9.3 million has been spent on ads in the state. The party hopes that this is the election that flips Arizona blue as incumbent Martha McSally (R) who was appointed to serve out the rest of the late Senator John McCain’s […]

• Land

Biden Takes Strong Stance Opposing Pebble Mine and Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Bristol Bay
• commercial fishery
• Grand Canyon
• mining
• National Park
• Salmon

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden over the weekend stated his strong opposition to two prominent mining projects –the Pebble Mine in Alaska and possible uranium mining adjacent to the Grand Canyon — with huge impacts on local economies and Native American communities nearby.

Why This Matters:  Biden understands the importance of both these pristine areas to ALL Americans, and especially their importance to Indigenous Americans.

• Weather

City Governments Unprepared to Deal With Growing Extreme Heat

• Arizona
• California
• CDC
• extreme heat
• heatwave

The Center for Public Integrity explained in their recent investigation that yearly heat-related deaths have more than doubled in Arizona in the last decade to 283. Across the country, heat caused at least 10,000 deaths between 1999 and 2016 — more than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years. What’s more is that scientists link […]

• People

Sacred Land in Arizona Under Threat from Foreign Mining Company

• Apache Tribe
• Arizona
• Oak Flat

Yesterday was Arizona’s primary election and while Joe Biden made headlines for his big win, there’s another story that’s gone largely underreported in the Grand Canyon State. Oak Flat, a sacred site for the Apache People, is under threat from a foreign mining company after it was given permission to perform mining operations on the […]

• Water

We’re Depleting Our Groundwater Faster Than Ever and What This Means

• Arizona
• California
• colorado river
• groundwater

Water that’s stored in aquifers makes up the majority of accessible freshwater on Earth–it’s literally the lifeline for humans as 70% of groundwater use worldwide is used for agriculture. But, as Science News explained, “surface waters — rivers and streams — rely on groundwater, too. When people pump too much too quickly, natural waterways begin […]

• Land

Protecting the Grand Canyon from mining on its 100th anniversary

• Arizona
• Grand Canyon
• Interior
• mining
• uranium

Yesterday Grand Canyon National Park celebrated its 100th birthday. Fortune explained it best: “on Feb. 26, 1919, Congress passed legislation backed by President Woodrow Wilson recognizing the canyon as a national park. The natural wonder has become an American symbol and a space for visitors to connect with the raw outdoors. The scenic landscape holds […]