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Land & Water

Environmental issues, land rights, natural resource management and water protection efforts across Native communities.
Protests Continue At Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Over Dakota Pipeline Access Project

Pipeline protest trial ends, ruling still months out

Indigenous leaders confront U.S. Government over Its uranium exploitation policies at historic IACHR hearing in D.C.
hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) PRESS RELEASE
Native activist says treaty rights forgotten in DAPL trial
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Indigenous concerns surface in North Dakota v. Corps of Engineers federal DAPL lawsuit
By Talli Nauman
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ShineThe Shine series will explore limitations and solutions to press freedom and government transparency in Indian Country.
Corps chose not to publicize environmental damage by DAPL protesters, official testifies
Deadline Looms For Standing Rock
Testimony shows Burgum didn’t want DAPL to escalate into a standoff
Deadline Looms For Standing Rock
Lakota tribes, grassroots organizers unite against ‘modern gold rush’ in Black Hills
By Talli Nauman
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Native lands lack clean water protections
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State advises anglers not to eat fish caught in 48-mile stretch of Yellowstone River
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EPA moves to strengthen air quality standards for oil and gas industry on Fort Berthold Reservation
Lisa Finley-Deville
BLM proposes changes to federal oil and gas leasing and bonding
Lisa Finley-Deville
Will the reduction of red tape put conservation success at risk?
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Land & Water
Tribes say ‘no’ to lithium mining at Nevada massacre site
Sacred lands vs. electric batteries: The Indigenous resistance to the U.S. push for a zero-emission future
By Talli Nauman
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NDN Collective Climate Justice Campaign Issues Memo Concerning Inflation Reduction Act for Tribes and Indigenous Communities
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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Interior Department Takes Action to Reduce Methane Releases on Public and Tribal Lands
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Conserving and celebrating an ancient fish
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Environmental justice is only the beginning
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Opinion
Coalition Delivers nearly 80K+ Comments to Bureau of Land Management at Rally To “Truly Honor Chaco”
Blood Tribe continues fight to the Supreme Court to reclaim treaty land
By JoVonne Wagner
CHIEFMOUNTAIN
Green energy's hidden costs spark opposition
NV: Thacker Pass Lithium