The now-dead proposal to ‘investigate’ reservations was neither the beginning or the end of combative attitudes towards tribal nations in the state.
Analysis
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Biden’s broken promise on climate?
The administration resumes oil and gas leasing — and fixes a dysfunctional system in the process.
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Powell’s looming power problem
Drought and demand threaten a critical component of the Western grid.
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The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the Clean Water Act’s reach
The high court is taking up an Idaho case that could obliterate federal protection for much of the West’s waters.