Climate Indigenous Affairs
All Stories
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More Indigenous and local communities are getting land back
Here’s why that’s important for the environment.
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Supreme Court leaves Navajo Nation high and dry
“The burden now is on tribal nations to advocate for themselves and intervene whenever water rights are an issue.”
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How environmental conflicts hurt — and motivate — women activists
Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.
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Does the Mississippi River have rights?
Black and indigenous organizers from across the Mississippi River basin called to grant the river legal standing at a summit in late May. It's part of a nascent movement that has won success abroad and is picking up steam in the U.S.
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In oil-rich New Mexico, officials restrict new drilling
Two separate decisions limit fossil fuel extraction on public lands, protecting schools and Indigenous sites.
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Tribes call on Haaland to push increased protections for the Grand Canyon
As a 20-year ban on mining in the Grand Canyon passes its midpoint, Indigenous nations look to continue protections indefinitely.
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How an energy giant helped law enforcement quell the Standing Rock protests
New documents show Energy Transfer spent big on police gear and worked with a cadre of spin doctors to fight an information war against protesters.
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Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails
Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
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The EPA extends federal protection to tribal waters
The proposed rule will ensure more than 500,000 tribal citizens enjoy clean water protections.