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TNA tables at 2026 Flagstaff Wool Festival
Tó Nizhóní Ání tables at 2026 Flagstaff Wool Festival FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On June 6th and 7th, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání spent the two days tabling at the 2026 Flagstaff Wool & Fiber Festival. Tó Nizhóní Ání shared space with elders from Black Mesa, who marketed their wool and weavings to festival attendees while the organization shared information about current efforts on Black Mesa. This fiber festival event was a unique…
Read MoreStatement of Tó Nizhóní Ání and Diné C.A.R.E. on FERC Acceptance of Preliminary Permit Application for Chilchinbeto Pumped Storage Project on Black Mesa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2026 Contact: Statement of Tó Nizhóní Ání and Diné C.A.R.E. on FERC Acceptance of Preliminary Permit Application for Chilchinbeto Pumped Storage Project on Black Mesa Groups representing a wide cross-section of Diné who live both on Black Mesa and across the Navajo Nation are renewing their opposition to a new…
Read MoreTó 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 fourth 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 MoreWatershed Intern’s first day at Warpath Valley
Watershed Intern’s first day at Warpath Valley By Leanna Cox, Watershed Summer Intern BLACK MESA, AZ – On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) Watershed Restoration Crew continued their work in the Warpath Valley area with a new crew member. Working with professionals and community members, the crew started off the week by…
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…
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