An archaeology professor explains how official reviews miss key tribal sites.
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Army halts Dakota Access Pipeline construction
Federal government wants more discussions with tribes, analysis of possible spills.
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How a rural town recovered after mining’s death
The disappearance of mining has hit many towns hard. But Raton, New Mexico is getting back on its feet.
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Back to civics class: 10 things to know about Standing Rock
It’s high time for a crash course in federalism and representative democracy.
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These maps help fill the gaps on the Dakota Access Pipeline
Meet the researcher mapping the threats to water security.
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Obama weighs in on the Dakota Access pipeline
As protests intensify, U.S. Army Corps may consider ‘ways to reroute.’
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Reckoning at Standing Rock
Want to understand the pipeline protests? Start with the Founding Fathers.
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What the Clean Power Plan means for you
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the federal carbon plan in the coming weeks.
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Where the Clean Power Plan will have the most impact
The federal rule would intensify an existing trend toward clean energy.
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How the Dakota pipeline protest is spreading Westwide
The protests are fueled by a diverse array of causes, from tribal sovereignty to fossil fuel dependence.
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Tribes win one fight, lose another in pipeline protest
The Obama administration intervened in favor of tribes, for now.
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Tribes band together to fight an oil pipeline
The Standing Sioux protest in North Dakota reverberates around the world.
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Photos of the North Dakota pipeline protest
Background on the Standing Rock Sioux pipeline protests and how social media and climate activism raised their profile.
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‘Keep It in the Ground’ prompts online oil and gas leasing auctions
Protests against drilling on public lands continue.
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Why is an Estonian energy giant trying to revive failed Utah oil dreams?
There’s a new proposal to extract oil from shale, at great cost to the Colorado River Basin.
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Judge strikes down BLM fracking rule
Enviros hope for a successful appeal, but the path could be long and windy.
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New hydrocarbon estimates put western Colorado on edge
USGS now says the region has the nation’s second-largest reserves, but a flush market means little will change for now.
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Oregon oil train explosion fuels growing opposition movement
Some activists see the Pacific Northwest as a major new front in the climate fight.
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Science education program teaches impacts of fossil fuels at their source
In Colorado’s oil- and gas-producing counties, science teachers broach a thorny subject in their own backyard.
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Protests against drilling on public lands are escalating
In Colorado, another showdown at a government auction for oil and gas leases.