Center for Biological Diversity

The Center for Biological Diversity reports that a sacred geoglyph in an Arizona national wildlife refuge has been damaged by border wall construction. The archaeological site, created by Indigenous peoples, is described as the oldest known geoglyph in the Americas and predates England's Stonehenge. Conservationists are highlighting the destruction as an example of irreversible cultural and environmental harm caused by the barrier.

A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its decision allowing the transfer of Oak Flat, a site in Arizona sacred to Western Apache tribes, to Resolution Copper for mining. Tribal groups and environmental organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity, have long fought the land swap, arguing it threatens sacred sites and water resources. The refusal keeps the controversial transfer on track.