Tag: jonathan nez
Navajo Nation extends weekend lockdowns as virus cases rise
The tribe first put in place the 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday lockdown last weekend.
Arizona lowers federal ventilator request as supply dwindles
Most of the ventilators would be used to equip a Phoenix hospital that shut down last year.
Grand Canyon National Park closes to visitors amid pandemic
Staff at the Grand Canyon had been shutting down visitors services piecemeal.
Appeals grow to close US national parks during pandemic
A handful of parks have been closed at the request of park managers, but most remain open to the public.
Tribes take measures to slow spread of new coronavirus
Officials on the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation, on Friday broadened a stay-at-home order to the entire reservation.
Some sheriffs ask to reduce jail population amid virus worry
So far, 50 inmates have been released in Coconino County, and the sheriff of Pima County has proposed a series of steps to reduce his inmate population.
Navajo look to Arizona utilities to make up for coal losses
“Coal communities should be provided financial resources for their historical contributions to economic development and to help transition into new, low-carbon work.” - Navajo President Jonathan Nez
Coal industry on Navajo Nation could end with plant closure
The Arizona Public Service Co. now plans to shutter the Four Corners Power Plant in 2031 rather than wait until 2038.
