Hydrogen: fuel of the future or hype of the past? We dig into the promises & pitfalls of hydrogen as clean energy with Joe Romm @penncssm.bsky.social, @hilarylewis.bsky.social @industriouslabs.bsky.social & Eleanor Smith @tonizhoniani.bsky.social 🎧 Listen now: listen.climateone.org/z7oIxKJV?sid...

“As someone who grew up in the community attending the local youth programs, I was excited to contribute to this tradition of molding young, resilient, and creative Diné minds around the issue of water celebration and protection." -Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání tonizhoniani.org/youth-printm...

📍 BREAKING 📍 Groundbreaking new study blows the lid off carbon capture: Most storage zones are too risky or off-limits. Can it still save the climate? Read more buff.ly/DVPZp3Q

AZ holds a World Record for “most sunshine” and holds no significant gas reserves. However, despite hundreds of objections, its commission voted to repeal its renewable energy standard, letting its utilities take the wheel & head back toward more gas. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/08/22/s...

Happy #WorldRiversDay from Tó Nizhóní Ání and the Diné Native Plant Program! Learn more about the Tó Tsoh (Big Water) Wash Volunteer Day organized by the Navajo Nation's Diné Native Plant Program. #RezWatershed #NavajoNation www.tonizhoniani.org/world-rivers-day-2025

As demand for #artificialintelligence technology boosts construction & proposed construction of #datacenters around the world, those computers require not just electricity & land, but also a significant amount of water. Via @us.theconversation.com Read more: theconversation.com/data-centers...

"Sadly, neither representatives of President Buu Nygren’s administration nor members of the Navajo Nation Council’s Resource and Development Committee (RDC) were in attendance" tonizhoniani.org/key-navajo-n...

As we close out the summer and transition into the fall season, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) would like to take this time to thank our Summer 2025 Interns and Volunteers who spent their summer with us. Read more about our interns here: tonizhoniani.org/interns-2025/

Tó Nizhóní Ání would like to express gratitude to the late #JohnnyWeiss, who passed on 7/10/25. Those close to Johnny described him as a ‘trailblazer in solar energy”, a teacher to thousands. At TNA, we knew him as “Chei Johnny”. tonizhoniani.org/remembering-...

💡 Energy efficiency saves money: every $1 invested = nearly $4 in benefits. Repealing EE standards risks higher bills & more power plants. #AZEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #ArizonaCorporationCommission Read more: bit.ly/4nsV0Ci

Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) raises concerns about gas expansion in the Four Corners Region at the Arizona Corporation Commission #LNG #Arizona #NavajoNation #ProtectDinétah Read more about our public comment here: tonizhoniani.org/tna-raises-c...

Explore how the rush to build large data centers is driving a new climate crisis and what we can do about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVF1...

Across #Arizona, families are facing impossible choices: paying for groceries or paying the light bill, covering prescriptions or keeping the AC running in 110-degree heat. www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...

Renewable energy standards have led to thousands of jobs and millions in investment in #Arizona, driving down #utility bills, and reducing #pollution. Let the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) know we should expand our renewable energy standards. Don’t go back in time!

Yesterday, our executive director, Nicole Horseherder, was featured on #NativeAmericaCalling. Monday, August 11, 2025 – Bureaucracy, funding uncertainty delay solutions for clean drinking water. #TóBeeIiná Listen to the full episode here: www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-augus...

BREAKING: Tucson City Council unanimously rejects Project Blue

The Tsé Adááłdááz (Fallen Rocks) Watershed Restoration Campaign, with our organization, has become a testament to our ability to listen to the land, read its complexities, and respond to its needs. Read more about our July Watershed Work by visiting: tonizhoniani.org/july-watershed-work

“If we don’t get a handle on this, we’re going to be living in a toxic dump site. I truly think that it’s intentional. It’s intentional towards Indigenous people.” – Nicole Horseherder, Executive Director, Tó Nizhóní Ání capitalandmain.com/on-the-navaj...

“On behalf of the 14 chapters, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) is asking TEP to incorporate into the resolutions (collected from communities) direct community benefits that are equitable and reasonable..." See the link to read more: www.tonizhoniani.org/tep-row-renewal-blog tonizhoniani.org/tep-row-rene...

Blackstone’s ambition to acquire PNM comes with no consultation, no transparency and no regard for those who have stewarded these lands for millennia. via @thenewmexican.bsky.social www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...

"Just discovered something wild in new energy transition data: Countries WITHOUT oil industries are hitting 99.7% renewable electricity. Countries WITH oil industries? Stuck below 50%." www.linkedin.com/posts/jamie-...

Of the 220 bills Hobbs signed this year, LOOKOUT and Arizona Mirror identified 10 that draw directly from or mirror documents and testimony produced by groups including the Heritage Foundation and Turning Point USA. via @azmirror.com azmirror.com/2025/07/01/h...

Diné community organizer Jessica Keetso said she learned about the change earlier this year, after many Navajo residents had already been told the pipeline would be used to transport hydrogen. via @thenewmexican.bsky.social #DoodaHydrogenPipeline www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

TEP is pushing for an eye-popping windfall by demanding an extra $194 million in Base Rate Revenue — a 16.5% increase, although it nets to 14% after taking into account other changes. tucson.com/opinion/colu...

New Mexico could face ballooning costs to address oil and gas wells abandoned by operators – sometimes called “orphan wells” — and the problem is poised to get bigger, a new report said, as more wells reach the end of their lifespans via @sourcenm.com sourcenm.com/2025/06/26/n...

As daylight faded across the northwestern edge of New Mexico the silhouette of a dragline excavator loomed over a barren plateau near the San Juan River. To read the full article, please see the June 26, 2025, edition of the Navajo Times. #DoodaEO14241 navajotimes.com/reznews/fuel...

Join us for our Walk the Watershed Education Day in the Black Mesa/Kits’iilí, AZ community on Friday, June 27, 2025, starting at 8 AM Navajo Time (MDT). Interested in volunteering with our watershed restoration efforts? See the link to learn more: tna-watershed.eventbrite.com #RezWatershed

2nd Public Hearing on Coal at Nenahnezad, NM. Listen to the Facebook livestream here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1G3k... #ProtectNavajoWater

Solar helps #Arizona families save money & gain energy freedom—thanks to groups like @solarunitedneighbors.org making it easier than ever. But crucial tax credits are at risk. Read more: tucson.com/opinion/colu...

Key programs that protect miner safety and address black lung disease are under attack. Join us Thursday at 12 p.m. to make calls to your legislators and let them know that you want them to stand up for miners’ health! #BlackLungKills To register: https://appvoices.org/holler/

If the plant is forced to stay open, ratepayers will be stuck with the costs of finding new staffing, new sources of coal, and squeezing out of cheaper renewable sources. via @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social ieefa.org/resources/wh...

We've published our latest newsletter for May 2025. Check it out, learn more about what we've been up to, and subscribe to stay updated! #Newsletter conta.cc/4588JII

Our organization set up at the 2025 #FlagWool & Fiber Festival over the weekend, where our staff & crew members shared important information about the current issues impacting our waters on the Navajo Nation & our restorative economy initiatives on Black Mesa (Dził Yíjiin).

Our organization will be set up at the 2025 #FlagWool and Fiber Festival. Stop by our booth this weekend to learn more about our organization, the issues impacting our region, and our restorative economy initiatives on Black Mesa.

Ahéhee'! Thank you, Delegate Shawna Ann Claw, for speaking on behalf of your community and those who use the c-aquifer for their community on the Navajo Nation. Read more at our Facebook post here: www.facebook.com/share/p/16ch...

“Blending doesn’t make a lot of sense. You can’t blend a lot” because the chemical nature of hydrogen “will basically tunnel through and destroy normal steel and a lot of other things,” Romm said. via @sourcenm.com #NavajoNation #HydrogenPipeline #NoFalseSolutions sourcenm.com/2025/05/15/m...

🚨Public Hearing on Coal🚨 Next Friday, May 30th at Forest Lake Chapter @ 9 AM MDT in Forest Lake (Tsiiyi' Be'ak'id), AZ. The public hearing will provide an open forum for participants to share their input and comments regarding the production of coal in relation to the Executive Order.

Today we celebrate #NativeNonprofitDay, a national giving initiative designed to increase awareness and support for Native-led organizations. Consider supporting our Indigenous-led efforts! Your support is critical to our organization’s mission. Learn more: tonizhoniani.org/donate/

Be sure to grab the May 8th copy of the #NavajoTimes to read more about Tucson Electric Power and the right-of-way renewal. "Rather than continuing to profit from cheap #Navajo power, water & land, TEP must pay current rates for access to Tribal lands." - Eleanor Smith, Tó Nizhóní Ání

Washington state filed suit today (5/9/25) alongside 14 other states to challenge the president’s fake “energy emergency,” declared to line the pockets of Big Oil by handing out free passes to pollute our environment. www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

We've published our latest newsletter for April 2025. Check it out, learn more about what we've been up to, and subscribe to stay updated! #Newsletter conta.cc/3YEV2gm

For decades, utilities disposed of coal ash — the hazardous substance left after burning coal for energy — by dumping it in unlined ponds and landfills. There are a dozen coal ash dumpsites in Arizona. #CoalAsh #CoalPlants #Arizona via @earthjustice.org / @nrdc.org earthjustice.org/feature/coal...

ICYMI: Nearly half of Americans live with unhealthy air. Communities of color are hit hardest. #LungAssociation’s new #StateOfTheAir report shows Phoenix ranks 4th worst in the U.S. for ozone pollution. Read the full report here. #CleanAirNow. www.lung.org/research/sot...

A developer previously denied federal approval for hydroelectric projects on Navajo Nation land has returned with a revised application. 🤔🤔🤔🤔 navajotimes.com/reznews/nava...

"Securitization should not result in the abandonment of aging projects in rural and tribal communities but instead needs proper reclamation and clean-up provisions." -Nicole Horseherde, Tó Nizhóní Ání ✊🏽 Read more: tonizhoniani.org/democratic-s...

Discussions about water resources often focus on rivers, streams, & reservoirs. Though unseen, groundwater is also an important source of the water supply. Read more about our Black Mesa Map here maps.com/a-water-map-.... See the link in the comments to learn how to get a copy of your own.

We must come together in defense of Chíchil Bił Dagoteel (Oak Flat) in the face of its imminent transfer to foreign mining companies. ✊🏾 @protectoakflat.bsky.social #ProtectOakFlat Repost: Brophy Native American Club

“It’s probably because my dad used to work in the uranium mine for the war but he entered World War II from there,” said Tsosie, talking about why she decided to work in the uranium mines. via @azcentral.com 🗞️ #ProtectDinétah #ProtectNavajoWater #WaterIsLife www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

In a statement, Tó Nizhóní Ání Executive Director Nicole Horseherder said that coal “has been disastrous for our health and planet” via @highcountrynews.org Read more: www.hcn.org/articles/can...

Keetso and Redfern argued that hydrogen production from natural gas perpetuates the same century-old harms, consuming scarce water resources and risking further ecological damage. #DoodaHydrogenPipeline #ProtectDinétah #TóBeeIiná www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...