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Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomes 2026 summer interns
Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomes 2026 summer interns FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomed the summer interns to the Flagstaff sub-office. 2026 marks the four consecutive year the organization has hired summer interns. This year, the interns will work with the Watershed Restoration, Black Mesa Plant Project, and the Business…
Read MoreHataałii groups oppose ONGD 2026 reform proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2026 Contacts: Hataałii groups oppose ONGD 2026 reform proposal The Diné Hataałii Association, Inc. and the Diné Medicine Men Association, Inc. have reviewed the proposal for a new Navajo Nation constitution, prepared by the Government Reform Committee (GRC). We are disappointed to say that the proposal is not ready to…
Read MoreRally to Protect Black Mesa
Rally to Protect Black Mesa WINDOW ROCK, AZ – On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Black Mesa impacted community members were joined by supporters and other impacted community members for a march/rally during the Navajo Nation Council Spring Session. The Black Mesa region, aka Dził Yíjiin in the Diné (Navajo) language, is under threat from yet another energy project that proposes to use the region’s land and water to generate electricity, which will be exported off the reservation just…
Read MorePumped Storage Faces Renewed Opposition on Black Mesa as FERC Attacks Tribal Sovereignty
For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Contacts: Pumped Storage Faces Renewed Opposition on Black Mesa as FERC Attacks Tribal Sovereignty KAYENTA, Ariz – Pumped storage developments targeting Dził Yíjiin (Black Mesa) are facing renewed opposition from residents in and around the mesa’s previously-mined coal-lease area on the Navajo Nation. Facing ongoing pressure to develop…
Read MorePresident Nygren, don’t let history repeat itself by settling for less with TEP
President Nygren, don’t let history repeat itself by settling for less with TEP Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is inching closer to negotiating a deal for the right-of-way (ROW) renewal of TEP’s transmission lines in eastern Navajo for another 25 to 50 years. As the federal government pushes for “energy dominance,” existing transmission lines are critical. The Navajo Nation’s negotiations with TEP should ensure fair market rate compensation, since the initial 1973 agreement for one-time payments…
Read MoreKayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower, more risks than rewards
Kayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower, more risks than rewards By Adrian Herder, Community Organizer, Tó Nizhóní Ání KAYENTA, AZ – On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) traveled to Kayenta, AZ to learn about the latest proposed Kayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower (Kayenta PSH) project. Nature and People First (NPF) are the developers pushing pumped storage hydropower (PSH) on the Navajo Nation, particularly in the Black Mesa region. Pumped storage pumps water uphill…
Read MoreDiné communities pressured to support Fossil Fuels
Diné communities pressured to support Fossil Fuels By Eleanor Smith, Community Organizer Besides the research and technical assistance Environmental groups such as the one I work for, offer more wholistic considerations of projects and serve as technical assistance for community members who are being bombarded daily with technical proposals and projects from companies and industry who want to use Navajo land and water. The technical aspects…
Read MoreTó Nizhóní Ání Statement on FERC Decision to Permanently Destroy a Sacred Mountain in the Pacific Northwest
Immediate Release March 2, 2026 Contact: Tó Nizhóní Ání Statement on FERC Decision to Permanently Destroy a Sacred Mountain in the Pacific Northwest BLACK MESA, NAVAJO NATION – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a hydroelectric license to the Goldendale Pumped Storage project. This is the latest move by a Federal Agency to…
Read MorePeople Against Polluters Rally/March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: People Against Polluters Rally to Demand Closure of Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine and Continued Protections for the Region FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On Saturday, February 28th, community members, Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates, and allies from across northern Arizona gathered in downtown Flagstaff for the People Against Polluters Rally, a public action calling…
Read MoreDiné Community Members Express Concerns on the Proposal to Reform the Navajo Nation Government Advocated by the Office of Navajo Government Development
For Immediate Release February 3, 2026 Contacts: Diné Community Members Express Concerns on the Proposal to Reform the Navajo Nation Government Advocated by the Office of Navajo Government Development WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – As Diné community members, we express great concern with the proposed reforms to the Navajo Nation government contained within the Office of…
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