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The Department of the Interior today announced a $29 million investment in dam safety programs for tribal communities.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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As two combined wildfires flare across New Mexico, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks met with the state’s emergency management and tribal leaders to discuss wildfire response and ongoing recovery efforts.
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- By Kelsey Turner
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Climate change continues to impact all of us, yet most climate adaptation planning tools fail to address the needs, cultures, perspectives, or values of Indigenous and Tribal communities.
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- By Native News Online Staff
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It’s the final full day of the Society of Environmental Journalists 2022 Conference, and this morning I am having breakfast with the folks from the Uproot Project, a network for environmental journalists of color.
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- By Valerie Vande Panne
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Alaska’s sea ice is melting, and that’s hurting ringed and bearded seal populations along the western coast. To try to help these seal populations, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued new restrictions on commercial activity in the Bering Sea. Those in favor of the new restrictions say that NOAA is doing what it can to protect these animals. Those opposed think that it’s unnecessary federal overreach that will prevent commercial industries from operating effectively.
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- By Olivia Ebertz - KYUK
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Today we are hosting a panel discussion at the Society of Environmental Journalists 2022 Conference: Covering Indian Country for Non-Natives.
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- By Valerie Vande Panne
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“Certain times of year, the water is brown,” Corey Hinton, Passamaquoddy, told Native News Online. He’s describing his tribe’s drinking water that comes from nearby Boyden Stream Reservoir, fed by a lake that’s often used for recreational purposes, and as a dumping ground for waterfowl.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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Today U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Navajo Nation to discuss the nation’s future in renewable energy.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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Tribal communities will soon have access to $46 million in funding to combat impacts of climate change, according to an announcement from the Department of the Interior today.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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This StoryMap was created with support from Wabanaki Youth in Science, Environmental Department at Sipayik, The University of Maine, The University of Maine at Machias, and Maine Sea Grant. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1828466 and by The Nature Conservancy. Published by Native News Online with permission.
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- By Noela Altvater