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![Kamala Harris walking on to a stage at a political rally, with spectators cheering behind her]()
![Kamala Harris walking on to a stage at a political rally, with spectators cheering behind her]()
Indigenous voters worry a Harris presidency means endangering sacred lands
The minerals beneath tribal lands are crucial to the clean energy transition.
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![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that.
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The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access.
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
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Why aren’t tribal nations installing more green energy? Blame ‘white tape.’
Federal rules that undermine Indigenous economies make development too tedious.
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![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis
Environmental activists are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. Now, a growing network of mental health shelters in South America hopes to fill a void in care.
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How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations
“There's definitely a colonial imperative in the existence of those lands."
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Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands on reservations
An investigation by Grist and High Country News reveals how public institutions benefit from extractive industries on tribal lands.
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Nearly 200 people were killed last year protecting the environment
Most were Black or Indigenous.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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![digital collage of Badger Mountain in Washington with large solar panels with a red scribble on top of them in the background]()
![digital collage of Badger Mountain in Washington with large solar panels with a red scribble on top of them in the background]()
Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites
Avangrid Renewables said it plans to review comments from tribal nations and private landowners.
