Over the past decade, they’ve destroyed 246% more homes and buildings.
Analysis
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The state of the land: Biden’s mixed conservation record
The president has riled up just about everyone with his public-land policies. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal
What does the nation’s commitment to tribal co-stewardship mean for public lands?
The Biden administration’s policies signal a shift in lands management, but a sea change is yet to come.
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Montana’s anti-Indigenous politics aren’t going away
The now-dead proposal to ‘investigate’ reservations was neither the beginning or the end of combative attitudes towards tribal nations in the state.
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Plans for a new uranium mill in Utah announced
Fierce opposition to the project is likely.
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Why are so few talking about the power grid amid extreme winter storms?
California’s current deluge highlights huge vulnerabilities.
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How the West’s public lands fared in 2022
It was a bad year for dams and a good one for ‘green’ metals.
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Should we worry about 8 billion people?
Breaking down population’s role in the environmental impact equation.
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On its 100th birthday, the Colorado River Compact shows its age
The foundational document was flawed from the start.
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Treaty-less tribes struggle to have their rights recognized
A five-year fight over a few dozen clams in Washington highlights the inconsistent rights of Indigenous tribes.
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The green metal mining boom is on
Now is not the time to loosen mining regulations.
Posted inOctober 1, 2022: Making Refuge
Can Indian Country withstand the new Supreme Court?
The High Court is set to hear a case that will affect thousands of Native kids. Is it qualified to judge?
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Will the Supreme Court gut the Clean Water Act?
The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams.
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The Green New Deal didn’t crash California’s grid
Climate change is wrecking the electricity system.
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The divide over Diablo
Greens battle greens over the fate of California’s last nuke plant.
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What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Indian Country
$720 million goes directly to tribal nations, but compromises raise questions.
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Climate game changer? Or fossil fuel giveaway?
A break down of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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At Oak Flat, courts and politicians fail tribes
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel exemplifies the larger struggle tribes face over protecting off-reservation, culturally important lands.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2022: Going Under
The EPA has more options to rein in climate change than you think
There are still many ways to shut down major polluters — including some options the agency isn’t using.
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The funky politics of wildfire right now
After New Mexico’s record-breaking fires, the politics of wildfire are morphing into weird configurations.