Federal regulators are reassessing the ecological impacts of the Skagit River dams.
Tribes
Alisha Murphy discusses her vision of a robust tribal economy and the importance of community input.
Federal money, important for aid programs, is tied to the inaccurate population numbers.
Tribal communities in Arizona and Utah face environmental problems connected to the same radioactive resource: uranium.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative aims to shed light on the grim history of residential Indian boarding schools in the U.S.
An energy company with a history of environmental violations is conducting exploratory drilling in the Yukon Flats.
In Haines, Alaska, concern for a fragile ecosystem confronts the prospect of well-paying jobs.
‘They took my sealskin cap, Mom.’
This year’s drought is worse than in 2001, when political and environmental tensions exploded into the national spotlight.
The benefits of a national monument in San Juan County outweigh the costs.
How a Sonoran Desert species got caught up in the commodification of spiritual awakening.
A cross-border effort aims to return herds to the Great Plains and restore biodiversity and the land.
A grassroots project to build biomass-heated greenhouses aims to alleviate food insecurity in the communities most affected by it.
Unprecedented drought in the Klamath Basin leaves communities wondering how they will make it through the summer.
Indigenous archaeologists say more protective measures and education are needed to prevent future vandalism.
Reintroducing the species creates important habitat for First Foods. But state laws don’t work in the animal’s favor.
Through partnerships and exchanges, the community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources while helping solve broader water supply problems.
In ‘Red Nation Rising,’ violence in the communities abutting reservations illuminates colonialism’s continued presence.
Mary Big Bull-Lewis is taking a creative approach to returning ownership of the land and its stories to Native people.
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes worked with federal agencies to complete a first of its kind plan to address the crisis.
Due to severe drought, irrigation allotments were decreased to lowest amounts in history.
The Arrow Lakes Band is one of many Indigenous communities bisected and disrupted by a border about which they were never consulted.
Some notes on a trend, and what real justice could look like.
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