For centuries, Native American tribes used cultural and controlled burns to nurture healthy ecosystems. These deliberate, low-intensity fires helped maintain ecological balance in the region by reducing the risk of catastrophic ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2023
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The longleaf pine's branches arch toward the sky, each bud bursting with spindly green fingers. As flames sweep the landscape, setting yuccas and loblolly pine saplings ablaze, the longleaf's thick bark peels but protects ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2023
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As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions ...
Environment
Jun 16, 2023
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Western US states said Monday they have reached an agreement to cut the amount of water they take from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter of a century of drought and worsening climate conditions.
Environment
May 22, 2023
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A California tribe has signed agreements with state and federal agencies to work together on efforts to return endangered Chinook salmon to their traditional spawning areas upstream of Shasta Dam, a deal that could advance ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2023
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A new North Carolina State University study shows that Indigenous groups in the western United States are—for various reasons—having difficulty turning water they have a legal right to, under water rights settlements, ...
Environment
Apr 19, 2023
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The Navajo Nation in Arizona—the largest and most populous reservation in the U.S.—was one of the areas hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited access to running water and basic infrastructure, like wells and ...
Environment
Mar 27, 2023
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two giant wilderness areas in Nevada and Texas as national monuments and said a new marine sanctuary could be created in the Pacific.
Environment
Mar 21, 2023
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Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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The heart of the American Midwest was one of the most important ecological and cultural borderland areas in North America for Indigenous people in early American history, according to a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Ecology
Dec 15, 2022
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