Posts by Tó Nizhóní Ání
18 Navajo Chapters Oppose Huge Pumped Storage Projects Threatening Arizona’s Black Mesa
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…
Read MoreDził Yíjiin Nanise’ Project
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…
Read MoreHydrogen
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…
Read MoreTucson Electric Power (TEP) Rate Case – Testimony/Public Comment
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, info@tonizhoniani.org Nicole Horseherder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, info@tonizhoniani.org Navajo Coal-Impacted…
Read MoreTEP Rate Case – Public Comment
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…
Read MoreNo Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project | #NoBMPSP
What is the Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project? The Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project (BMPSP) is a pumped storage hydropower project proposed by Nature & People First. This energy development company wants to build three “Pumped Storage” energy projects along the northeastern edge of Black Mesa which would require 450,000 acre-feet of Navajo water. See…
Read MoreADOT, 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 MoreBlack Mesa Reclamation
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…
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