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On his first day in office of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum titled Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California that increases water diversions putting Indigenous communities, waterways, salmon populations, and the economy at risk. 

Demonstrators gather on the steps on the Michigan Hall of Justice on Jan. 14, 2025, for a press conference following a hearing challenging a permit for Enbridge’s controversial Line 5 tunnel project. | Kyle Davidson
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Attorneys representing Native American tribes and environmental organizations brought their case Tuesday before a three-judge panel in the Michigan Court of Appeals to challenge a 2023 permit from the Michigan Public Service Commission — one of three needed for Enbridge to proceed with its  controversial Line 5 tunnel project. 

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If you want to find a turning point in Washington state’s modern history of environmental protection and advocacy, just go back a few decades to the late 1980s and early 1990s. This was a time period marked by an upsurge in commitment to enact meaningful legislation, create new agency initiatives, and emphasize partnerships with tribes

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The Department of the Interior has announced an unprecedented $121 million investment to help Tribal communities combat the most severe climate-related threats to their homelands.

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The Environmental Protection Agency will move uranium mine waste from Churchrock, New Mexico to the Red Rock regional landfill where it can be safely stored forever. 

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The Biden administration established two new national monuments in California on Tuesday, protecting more than 848,000 acres of tribal ancestral lands through designations that emphasize Native American co-management.  

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President Biden blocked future oil and gas development across more than 625 million acres of U.S. waters today, including the Northern Bering Sea and areas along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The action represents the largest-ever presidential offshore protection measure, according to a White House memorandum.

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) has signed Public Land Order 7956, solidifying protections for the Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek Watershed within the Black Hills National Forest. This decision aims to safeguard the area from potential impacts of mineral exploration and development.

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As mining activities escalate in western states and jeopardize indigenous lands and resources, the National Congress of American Indians called on Congress to enact legislation to protect Indigenous sacred sites from mining. The group’s General Assembly passed the resolution at its 2024 annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. NCAI is the oldest, largest and most representative Native American and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities. 

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Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis was named on Tuesday to the 2024 Time100 Climate 2024. The list features the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action from around the globe.