Posts by Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Springs Speaks”
ADOT, Don’t Leave Tribal Communities Out Of Your AZ EV Plan
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), don’t leave the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe out of your AZ EV Plan! Arizona is eligible for up to $76.5 million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program funding across five years. NEVI would fund a national network of EV Fast Charging stations along interstate highways. The NEVI…
Read MoreIMPORTANT RECLAMATION PUBLIC MEETING
Since the Black Mesa mine closed in 2005 and the Kayenta mine in 2019, efforts to return mined land to its pre-mining condition have been far from successful. Moreover, it is still unclear whose responsibility it is to reclaim groundwater aquifers that have been destroyed or depleted due to the mining. The window to fix that…
Read MoreJust & Equitable Transition – Navajo
COAL COMMUNITY TRANSITION BACKGROUND Several major coal-fired power plants that have helped ensure a reliable supply of electricity for Arizonans for decades have recently closed or are on the brink of closure. These plants include the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), the Four Corners Power Plant, the San Juan Generating Station, and the Cholla Power Plant.…
Read MoreFour Corners community groups fight to retain hard-won public benefits in merger case appeal
Today, four northwest New Mexico community groups, along with the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy (CCAE), joined an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court challenging the rejection of a merger between PNM Resources and Avangrid, a global leader in renewable energy. Through their participation in last year’s merger case, these groups secured commitments for significant public investment…
Read MoreHardrock Chapter Solar Celebration
The future is looking bright for Hardrock Chapter on the Navajo Nation. Tó Nizhóní Ání joined Native Renewables as they hosted the Hardrock Chapter Solar Celebration in Hardrock, Arizona, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The morning was filled with great speakers from Vector Energy out of Chandler, AZ, Sunnova Energy from Houston, TX, Hardrock Chapter…
Read MoreNavajo, U.S. officials must defend restoration of Black Mesa before it’s too late
by Nicole Horseherder, Executive Director, Tó Nizhóní Ání Photography by EcoFlight Years ago, on Black Mesa, our livestock drank from springs and seeps across the plateau. Water appeared in the mornings, and our animals grazed the native grasses that had sustained them for generations. Today, my family still lives and works on Black Mesa, raising…
Read MoreACC Kills Energy Rules and Defeats Clean Energy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 26, 2022 Contact: Sandy Bahr, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org, (602) 999-5790 Arizona Corporation Commission Kills Energy Rules Defeats Clean Energy and Accountability Measures PHOENIX, AZ － Today, following nearly four years of workshops, public meetings, and thousands of supportive comments, including the support of both small and large businesses, the Arizona Corporation Commission…
Read MoreDiné Residents of Black Mesa Tell Why They Support Build Back Better Plan
Biden’s Build Back Better Plan has the potential to help Black Mesa (Dził Yíjiin) heal from decades of exploitation Tó Nizhóní Ání released a video in which Diné residents of Black Mesa make the case for why they support the Build Back Better plan being considered by Congress. (Diné is the original name of the…
Read MoreRed Mesa Community Left in the Dark about Solar Project
Red Mesa Community Demands Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), Open Discussions with Community on the Lack of Community Engagement and Consent Issues Red Mesa community members gathered at the NTUA Red Mesa District Office to urge NTUA to cease progress on the development of the Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Project. Until NTUA thoroughly explains the…
Read MoreVOICES FROM BLACK MESA
DiAndre Francis, 23, is Ta’neezahnii from Hooshdódii Tó, located on Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona. DiAndre is a recent graduate of Indiana State University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in public health. Currently, DiAndre is working at the Piñon Health Center as a biostatician with the COVID-19 task force. DiAndre’s inherent need to help his community…
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