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Environmental issues, land rights, natural resource management and water protection efforts across Native communities.
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Indigenous concerns surface in North Dakota v. Corps of Engineers federal DAPL lawsuit

By Talli Nauman
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
Eel Dance
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
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Green energy's hidden costs spark opposition
NV: Thacker Pass Lithium
Cleanup of abandoned uranium mines stirs demand for workers
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Tribal members, community offer prayer and cedar for the return of orca
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Juvenile spring chinook brought back to creeks on Nez Perce Reservation
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