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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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No Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project | #NoBMPSP

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What is the Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project? The Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project (BMPSP)…

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ADOT, Don’t Leave Tribal Communities Out Of Your AZ EV Plan

Don't leave the navajo nation & hopi tribe out of your ev plan.

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), don’t leave the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe out of…

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Black Mesa Reclamation

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Since the Black Mesa mine closed in 2005 and the Kayenta mine in 2019, efforts…

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Just & Equitable Transition – Navajo

Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Springs Speaks”

COAL COMMUNITY TRANSITION BACKGROUND Several major coal-fired power plants that have helped ensure a reliable…

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Four Corners community groups fight to retain hard-won public benefits in merger case appeal

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Today, four northwest New Mexico community groups, along with the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy…

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Hardrock Chapter Solar Celebration

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The future is looking bright for Hardrock Chapter on the Navajo Nation. Tó Nizhóní Ání…

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Navajo, U.S. officials must defend restoration of Black Mesa before it’s too late

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by Nicole Horseherder, Executive Director, Tó Nizhóní Ání Photography by EcoFlight Years ago, on Black…

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ACC Kills Energy Rules and Defeats Clean Energy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 26, 2022 Contact: Sandy Bahr, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org, (602) 999-5790  Arizona Corporation…

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Diné Residents of Black Mesa Tell Why They Support Build Back Better Plan

Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Springs Speaks”

Biden’s Build Back Better Plan has the potential to help Black Mesa (Dził Yíjiin) heal…

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Red Mesa Community Left in the Dark about Solar Project

Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Springs Speaks”

Red Mesa Community Demands Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), Open Discussions with Community on the…

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