Flagstaff News

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...

On Friday, November 6, 2009, the Senate confirmed controversial nominee Joseph Pizarchik, nick named “coal ash Joe” due to his record --to be director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the federal agency charged with protecting communities...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz .— Due to his loyalty to the pesticide and biotech industry , the Center for Biological Diversity opposes the nomination of Islam Siddiqui as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Dr. Siddiqui...

Mining in the Grand Canyon? Is there no place in this country safe from resource exploitation? According to a press release from Center of Biological Diversity -- In a resounding display of public support, tallies released today show that the...

Ariz.— The leader of the country's largest Indian reservation threw his support behind the neighboring Hopi Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environmental groups unwelcome on the reservation. Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. and Hopi lawmakers say environmentalists' efforts could hurt the...

They asserted the agency was violating multiple federal laws by using 21-year-old planning documents to approve reopening a mothballed mine on the Arizona Strip. The environmental groups say mining possibly poses a risk to seeps and springs at the Grand...

Marilyn Grudniewski, nursing supervisor for Flagstaff Unified School District, said her staff is in the process of tallying up children with chronic health conditions first and expects to have that information to the county health department this week.