Environment
Yanomami leader repeats demand: Illegal gold miners, leave our indigenous territory!
March 15, 2024This year, Salgueiro brought a samba to the avenue that celebrates the battle of the Yanomami people in dealing with a humanitarian crisis caused by illegal mining.
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States and tribes rush to reach Colorado River deals before election
March 12, 2024Landmark agreements would cut big states’ water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation.
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California wildfire smoke affects indigenous communities nearly two times more than expected
March 4, 2024“Analyses spanning 2006 to 2020 revealed that Native American and Alaska Native, multiracial, and non-Hispanic white populations had consistently disproportionate outdoor wildfire PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] exposure."
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Decades after the U.S. buried nuclear waste abroad, global warming could unearth it
February 28, 2024A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
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Michigan monopoly: Citizen coalition takes on utility giants
February 27, 2024It’s a typical monopoly story: Profits are up, but service and safety are down.
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