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Spider excavators remove on dam on San Juan Creek in California's Cleveland National Forest. Photo: Julie Donnell, USFS

Removing 81 dams is transforming this California watershed

From the Wire March 21, 2020

The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts. by Tara Lohan Ι The Revelator March 19, 2020 Removing one gigantic dam can have a massive…

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Coronavirus cancels most events @ Flagstaff City Hall

Mar 31 @ 4:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Coronavirus Notice: All bars, theaters, most restaurants ,and some retail establishments are closed until further notice due to the coronavirus. list of open establishments can be found here… Council Meetings and all other city committee meetings are...

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Join us for the first annual Flagstaff Music Festival at The Orpheum Theater on April 4th, 2020! Come and celebrate some of Flagstaff’s greatest local bands while showing your love for Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy...

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Wild & Scenic Film Festival @ Coconino Center for the Arts

Apr 11 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project for our 11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival benefit event. Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Doors open at 6:00 pm,...

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Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, EPA indefinitely suspends environmental rules

From the Wire 2020-03-27

'Holy Crap This Is Insane' "The EPA uses this global pandemic to create loopholes for destroying the environment. This is...

EPA science panel plows ahead with toxic chemical’s review, despite coronavirus crisis

From the Wire 2020-03-26

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From the Wire 2020-03-25

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‘Green Stimulus’ demanded to battle convergent crises of coronavirus, economic injustice, and climate emergency

From the Wire 2020-03-24

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Removing 81 dams is transforming this California watershed

From the Wire 2020-03-21

The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts. [caption id="attachment_7322"...

With Nation Distracted by Public Health and Economic Crises, Trump Moves to Allow GMO Crops in Wildlife Refuges

From the Wire 2020-03-20

"Only the Trump administration would aggressively promote the use of crops genetically engineered for pesticide tolerance on wildlife refuges." by...

Stuck inside? Check out these nature cams

Meteor Staff 2020-03-17

Stuck inside? Check out these nature cams. Tembe Elephant Park One of several great livecams from Explore.org. This one...

We must continue to highlight and criticize, with passion, facts and concrete examples, the bad actors, practices and policies that have brought us to the brink of a global crisis. (Photo: CinCool/flickr/cc)

Six rules for organizing a grassroots regeneration revolution

From the Wire 2020-03-16

We must think, act and organize locally, while simultaneously cultivating a global vision and global solidarity. [caption id="attachment_7049" align="aligncenter" width="955"]...

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If money is tight, climate change is your issue

From the Wire 2020-03-16

40 percent of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency — and more emergencies are coming. [caption id="attachment_7037" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Storm...

Court approves settlement requiring EPA rules on most dangerous chemical spills

Meteor Staff 2020-03-14

Saturday, March 14 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a consent decree between the...

Representatives from youth organizations on Wednesday spoke about the importance of a robust debate in front of the DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Sunrise Movement)

Youth Coalition demands ‘serious discussion’ of key progressive issues at Democratic Presidential debate

From the Wire 2020-03-14

"In the last few democratic debates, there has been little to no discussion on the defining issues that face our...

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Conservation groups sue the Trump administration to prevent further damage to Arizona’s San Pedro River

Meteor Staff 2020-03-14

[caption id="attachment_6960" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] San Pedro River Little Boquillas Ranch Arizona 2015[/caption] By Meteor Staff Saturday, March 14, 2020 Flagstaff...

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Court approves settlement requiring EPA rules on most dangerous chemical spills

Meteor Staff 2020-03-14

Saturday, March 14 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a consent decree between the...

Conservation groups sue the Trump administration to prevent further damage to Arizona’s San Pedro River

Meteor Staff 2020-03-14

[caption id="attachment_6960" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] San Pedro River Little Boquillas Ranch Arizona 2015[/caption] By Meteor Staff Saturday, March 14, 2020 Flagstaff...

Some towns still haven’t halted utility shut-offs for unpaid water bills during coronavirus, even as federal lawmakers demand it

From the Wire 2020-03-13

While some municipalities with only a few cases of the coronavirus have stopped disconnecting water service for residents with overdue...

EPA’s new rules for assessing pesticide risks ignore many harms to endangered species

Mac England 2020-03-13

By Meteor Staff Flagstaff The Environmental Protection Agency issued revised methods for assessing pesticide risks yesterday that could allow...

‘This system cannot be sustained’ This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.

From the Wire 2020-03-10

By Anna V. Smith/ High Country News March 10, 2020 The Colorado River Basin is the setting for some of...

Latest Bears Ears planning meeting convenes without indigenous voices

From the Wire 2020-02-27

“Am I the only Indigenous person in the room right now?” asked Angelo Baca, a Navajo and Hopi resident of...

Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail

From the Wire 2020-02-24

"These ecosystem modifications directly affect organisms on land and in the water downstream. Every decision to allow a mine to...

Leaking gas stations around Flagstaff

Naima Schuller 2019-12-03

Recently, a number of gas stations have disappeared from Flagstaff. A couple have been replaced but the rest appear to...

Trump admin’s Clean Water rollback will hit some states hard

From the Wire 2020-02-20

But the effects of removing this “environmental safety net” won’t be felt equally. States with fewer local protections and resources...

Report: ‘No Evidence That Fracking Can Operate Without Threatening Public Health’

From the Wire 2020-02-06

More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife...

BLM suspends oil & gas extraction leases in Little Colorado River Valley

Meteor Staff 2020-02-06

Flagstaff The Trump administration has suspended 4,200 acres of oil and gas leases on public land in Arizona’s Little Colorado...

The Trump administration on Thursday released its final management plans for a lands previously protected as national monuments. (Photo: Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management/Flickr/cc)

Trump’s final plan to open treasured public lands in Utah called ‘Sellout’ to big oil

From the Wire 2020-02-06

The administration's new managment plans "are the latest in a series of insults... that began when Trump illegally dismantled Bears...

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2020-03-29

Pearl River The stimulus bill overs some expanded rights for workers at companies with under 500 workers. What do you...

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2020-03-28

by Wade Rathke Pearl River Ten percent of Americans have absolutely, flat-to-the-bone, no health insurance. Many others have Trump-plan...

Some changes the coronavirus should bring

2020-03-27

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Women in the draft – yes

2020-03-26

Pearl River The draft was a central issue in the opposition to the Vietnam War. It touched all young...

This pandemic can bring us together

2020-03-25

The actual disease of our country is not a pathogen, but the widening separation of rich elites from the rest...

Uber CEO wins lie of the week award on gig workers unemployment

2020-03-25

New Orleans [su_dropcap size="4"]I[/su_dropcap]n the Age of Trump, we biscuit cookers get used to hearing disassembling, tall tales,...

Tenants are facing eviction across America

2020-03-24

New Orleans Recession is here. Layoffs are in the millions. The service industry is hammered. Small businesses are...

Coronavirus is collapsing the gentrifying airbnb model

2020-03-23

by Wade Rathke New Orleans Airbnb is in trouble. The Wall Street Journal reports that “bookings last week were...

Goats, Jars, and Pandemics

2020-03-19

By Brad Olsen March, in Flagstaff, has it all: snow, rain, cold, warm, skiing, hiking, spring break and vacations, work,...

What is a deprecesscion?

2020-03-21

By Wade Rathke Pearl River Brothers and sisters, it’s bad. Furthermore, it’s getting worse! Piled on to that, it...

A little money won’t cut it in the pandemic crisis

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Virus exposes gig economy for predatory business model it promoted

2020-03-19

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Time running out for Bernie to make a deal

2020-03-18

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