Klee Benally 1975-2023

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Ahéhee Dawn Kish dóó Alejandro Higuera, thank you for the photos of Klee. Donations are being accepted for the Family of Klee Benally. The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. They cannot thank you enough. Ahéhee’!

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EcoFlight Tour over Black Mesa

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EcoFlight Tour over Black Mesa Friday, September 22, 2023, a Tó Nizhóní Ání team member and other local Black Mesa residents joined EcoFlight for a tour of the western and northwest areas of the Black Mesa region. The tour began at the Tuba City Airport in Tuba City, AZ and traveled up Blue Canyon east…

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Heinz Family Foundation Names Nicole Horseherder the 28th Heinz Awards for the Environment

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PITTSBURGH, September 20, 2023 — The Heinz Family Foundation today named Nicole Horseherder, co-founder, Tó Nizhóní Ání (Sacred Water Speaks), and Colette Pichon Battle, co-founder of Taproot Earth and former executive director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy, recipients of the prestigious 28th Heinz Awards for the Environment. As part of the accolade, Ms.…

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Arizona Public Service (APS) Rate Case – Testimony/Public Comment

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Navajo coal-impacted community members traveled to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to testify and provide public comment before the Administrative Law Judge on the Arizona Public Service rate case on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. View the recorded livestream at the link here: Hearing – E-01345A-22-0144 – Arizona Pubic Service Company After the…

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Tó Nizhóní Ání strongly opposes H.R. 4374

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House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 July 12, 2023 Tó Nizhóní Ání is a 501(c)3 organization located on the Black Mesa Plateau in Northeast Arizona on the Navajo Nation. Tó Nizhóní Ání was organized to protect the water source of Black Mesa…

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18 Navajo Chapters Oppose Huge Pumped Storage Projects Threatening Arizona’s Black Mesa

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For Immediate Release, July 14, 2023  Contacts:  18 Navajo Chapters Oppose Huge Pumped Storage Projects Threatening Arizona’s Black Mesa  BLACK MESA, Ariz.— Tó Nizhóní Ání, Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity submitted resolutions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today from Navajo chapters and agencies opposing three pumped storage…

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Dził Yíjiin Nanise’ Project

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Black Mesa Plant Project The Black Mesa Plant (Dził Yíjiin Nanise’) Project began with an orientation from the project facilitator Arnold Clifford, a renowned Diné Botanist from the community of Bitł’ááh Bito’ (Beclabito), NM, in the spring of 2023. This project is the first for Dził Yíjiin (the Black Mesa region), where local Diné interns…

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Hydrogen

Proposed hydrogen development in the southwest what should be concerned navajo about.

If you missed our Informational Session on Hydrogen by Jessica Keetso and Eleanor Smith check out the presentation below. How can you help? We are presenting to Chapters across the Navajo Nation, with our priority regions focused on the Western and Northern Agency. Join us as we present at your Chapter and ask your officials…

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Tucson Electric Power (TEP) Rate Case – Testimony/Public Comment

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Navajo coal-impacted community members travel to Tucson, Arizona, for the Tuscon Electric Power rate case to provide testimony and public comment on the need for just and equitable transition support for tribal coal-impacted communities. For Immediate Release, April 12, 2023 Contact: Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, [email protected] Nicole Horseherder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, [email protected] Navajo Coal-Impacted…

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TEP Rate Case – Public Comment

Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Springs Speaks”

Tell the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to support rural and tribal communities hit hard by the closure of coal plants and mines owned by Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Tucson Electric Power has asked the ACC to allow it to increase rates and service fees by nearly $200 a year for the average residential customer. Tucson…

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