2024 Environmental Protection & Climate Change News Stories


Native American Rights Fund gets $100K for Tribal eco-stewardship legal support (Native News Online) 4/22/2024

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians embarks on solar project for energy sovereignty (Tribal Business News) 4/13/2024

Justice Department steps into Enbridge Line 5 dispute (ICT) 4/11/2024

Tribal interests remain at heart of opposition to Great Lakes oil pipeline (WXPR Wisconsin) 4/9/2024

The National Indian Health Board launches the Tribal Environmental Impact Network (Native News Online) 4/7/2024

Indigenous Peoples’ climate labor benefits everyone. Should it be paid? (Grist) 4/2/2024

Climate change law is on Washington’s ballot (ICT) 3/28/2024

Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages (Alaska Public Media) 3/26/2024

Water protectors rally in Ohio over Enbridge pipeline (ICT) 3/23/2024

More than 40 awards for climate projects in Tribal communities across Alaska (Native News Online) 3/21/2024

Indigenous environmental network signs letter opposing carbon markets (Native News Online) 3/20/2024

Interior announces $120M to support Tribal climate resilience (Native News Online) 3/15/2024

Tribal energy program awakens with $72.8M loan deal (Tribal Business News) 3/13/2024

US, Canada and Indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution (ABC) 3/11/2024

Tribes from Alaska to Wisconsin will get millions of dollars for clean energy projects. Here’s how they’ll roll out (Fast Company) 3/1/2024

Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive (Grist) 2/2/2024

How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of Tribal consent (High Country News) 2/1/2024

Ambler road decision expected soon for Alaska mining project (ICT) 1/25/2024

Congress moves to assist Tribes in DAPL battle (Lakota Times) 1/24/2024

The mining mania that threatens Native nations (The Regulatory Review) 1/24/2024

As glaciers melt, potential salmon habitat collides with outdated mining laws (High Country News) 1/23/2024

Tribally-led bison, grassland restoration efforts get $1.5 million (Native News Online) 1/9/2024


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