Pumped Storage Hydropower

Groups formally oppose pumped storage proposal targeting Black Mesa

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jul 27, 2026 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2026 Contact: Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, (928) 380 3914, adrian@tonizhoniani.org Robyn Jackson, Diné C.A.R.E., (505) ...

Oljato grazing permittees push back against proposed hydropower project

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jul 16, 2026 | Audio, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

Oljato grazing permittees push back against proposed hydropower project OLJATO, UTAH - On Monday, July 13, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání community ...

TNA tables at 2026 Flagstaff Wool Festival

By Makaius Marks | Jun 11, 2026 | Internship, News, Plant Project, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Watershed

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – 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 ...

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

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jun 4, 2026 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2026 Contact: Herb Yazzie, White Grass Resident, 602-291-4474, hyazzie2003@yahoo.com Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, 928-380 ...

Rally to Protect Black Mesa

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Apr 29, 2026 | News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

Rally to Protect Black Mesa WINDOW ROCK, AZ - On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Black Mesa impacted community members were joined by supporters and other ...

Pumped Storage Faces Renewed Opposition on Black Mesa as FERC Attacks Tribal Sovereignty

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Apr 1, 2026 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Contacts: Herb Yazzie, 602-291-4474, hyazzie2003@yahoo.com Percy Deal, 928-205-7332, deal.percy@gmail.com Adrian Herder, 928-380-3914, adrian@tonizhoniani.org ...

Kayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower, more risks than rewards

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Mar 27, 2026 | News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

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, ...

Tó Nizhóní Ání Statement on FERC Decision to Permanently Destroy a Sacred Mountain in the Pacific Northwest

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Mar 4, 2026 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

Immediate Release March 2, 2026 Contact: Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, adrian@tonizhoniani.org Nicole Horseherder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, nicole@tonizhoniani.org Tó Nizhóní ...

Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Dec 23, 2025 | Food Sovereignty, Hydrogen, Just Transition, News, Plant Project, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Reclamation, Stories

Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Tó ...

International Day of Forests

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Mar 24, 2025 | Food Sovereignty, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

International Day of Forests Piñon Northwest Summit Friday, March 21, 2025, was the International Day of Forests! Here on Black ...

Grassroots Response Event 2025

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jan 30, 2025 | Hydrogen, Just Transition, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Reclamation, Stories, Watershed

Grassroots Response to Buu's 2nd State of the Nation Photo by Leona Morgan, Haul No! On Tuesday, January 28, 2025 ...

Buu’s 2nd State of the Nation

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jan 17, 2025 | Hydrogen, Just Transition, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Reclamation, Stories, Watershed

Buu's 2nd State of the Nation On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren took the stage in ...

World Water Week 2024

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Sep 11, 2024 | Just Transition, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

World Water Week 2024 Water offering to Baltic Sea. On Friday, August 23, 2024, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) ...

Diné Solidarity for Pushpum

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jul 19, 2024 | News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Stories

Diné Solidarity for Pushpum Webinar The Navajo Nation Resource and Development Committee (RDC) has approved travel for its members to ...

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Black Mesa to Appalachia

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Mar 14, 2024 | Just Transition, News, Pumped Storage Hydropower, Reclamation, Stories

Black Mesa organization travels to the Appalachia region Last week, Tó Nizhóní Ání team members traveled to Southwest Virginia, Eastern ...

Aerial view of black mesa with the text "rejected" over it and the hashtag "#protectblackmesa" as part of a campaign against the pumped storage project.

Federal Officials Reject Three Huge Arizona Pump Storage Projects Targeting Black Mesa

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Feb 15, 2024 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

For Immediate Release, February 15, 2024 Contact: Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, (928) 380-3914, a.herder92@gmail.comRobyn Jackson, Diné C.A.R.E., (928) 228-5805, robyn.jackson@dine-care.orgTaylor McKinnon, ...

Grassroots Response

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Feb 1, 2024 | Hydrogen, Just Transition, News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

Grassroots Response & Discussion on Buu's State of the Navajo Nation Address On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 grassroots organizations and ...

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EcoFlight Tour over Black Mesa

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Sep 25, 2023 | News, Pumped Storage Hydropower

EcoFlight Tour over Black Mesa Adrian H., Wilda A., and Troy H. Friday, September 22, 2023, a Tó Nizhóní Ání ...

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

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jul 17, 2023 | News, Press Release, Pumped Storage Hydropower

For Immediate Release, July 14, 2023 Contacts: Herb Yazzie, Black Mesa Resident, (602) 291-4474, hyazzie2003@yahoo.com Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, ...

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No Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project | #NoBMPSP

By Adrian Herder, Media Organizer | Jan 3, 2023 | News, Pumped Storage Hydropower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-CkU3K-WXk&t=3896s What is the Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project? The Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project (BMPSP) is a pumped storage ...

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