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Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.
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Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”
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![A woman in traditional Indigenous clothing holds her fist aloft during a protest]()
Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction.
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![Horseback riders in the foreground, and behind them a dirt road lined by many tribal flags.]()
A court ordered Greenpeace to pay a pipeline company $660M. What happens next?
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
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![Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.]()
![Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.]()
Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Now they're turning to the UN for help.
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A $250M investment will help this lithium mine get up and running. That’s bad news for these tribes.
Tribes have tried and failed to stop the project in court. A new report says it violates Indigenous rights.
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Tribunal judges found the industry guilty of “ongoing ecocide.”
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‘Like a virus’: Corruption has infected the fight against climate change
Study shows bribery, theft, and conflicts of interest hinder climate progress and incite violence against Indigenous land defenders.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
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‘It’s about control’: Why Trump changed Denali’s name to Mount McKinley
America has always stripped the land of its original Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications.
