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GRAND CANYON REMAINS OPEN, BLUNTING BIGGEST HIT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

From: Cronkite News

““They are making it up on the fly,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “Try to keep as much open as possible,…

PLANS TO REDUCE NUMBER OF GRAND CANYON BISON ADVANCE ON TWO FRONTS

From: Cronkite News

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said then that the plan would turn the Grand Canyon “into a game farm managed…

CHARGES DISMISSED IN HORSE DEATHS AT THREE-WAY

From: The Copper Era

“That case has now been dismissed following an assertion of federal sovereign immunity, according to watchdog group PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility).…

TWO HORSES AND MULE DIE OF DEHYDRATION IN AZ APACHE-SITGREAVES FOREST

From: Sonoran News

“An attempt to criminally prosecute U.S. Forest Service employees for acts of cruelty to animals resulting in the death of two horses and a mule has been dropped,…

HARASSMENT RESPONSE A MIXED BAG AT GRAND CANYON

From: Arizona Sun

"“This does not appear to be a leadership that is going to be concerned about either sexual harassment or employee discrimination or even workplace morale,” Jeff Ruch,…


News Releases

FOREST SERVICE ORV PLAN NEAR GRAND CANYON HALTED

ORV Access for Hunter Removals of Carcasses Dealt Setback with Ruling

GRAND CANYON THREATENED BY OFF-ROAD VEHICLE PLAN

Groups Protest ORV Penetration into Habitat and Across Archaeological Sites

KOFA COUGARS GET VERY SHORT STAY OF EXECUTION

Arizona Game Agency to Shoot GPS-Collared Mountain Lions on National Refuge

GRAND CANYON FLOW FIGHT BURSTS INTO THE OPEN

Early Test for Interior Secretary Salazar Pledges of Ethics and Scientific Integrity

DRILLING AND MINING IN STORE FOR TWO ICONIC SOUTHWEST PARKS

Falling Commodity Prices Brings Brief Reprieve for Petrified Forest and Aztec Ruins