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Tribes seek mining reforms amid ‘green’ energy rush
Lithium is key to the push for cleaner energy, but its extraction affects tribal communities and tribal rights, so ...
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A $250M Investment Will Help This Lithium Mine Get Up and Running. That’s Bad News for These Tribes.
This story was originally published by Grist. A Canadian mining company behind a massive new lithium mine in northern Nevada ...
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Native tribes in Idaho issue statements on sovereignty and protection in response to Trump's executive orders
The Shoshone-Paiute-Tribes, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and Coeur D'Alene Tribe have issued statements. All acknowledge that Native Tribes existed long before the United States and emphasize the ...
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Tribe breaks ground for new school after old building linked to cancer deaths
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in northern Nevada broke ground Friday on a new school that will replace a 70-year-old building tribal leaders have linked to many ...
Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded in the land and water.
Boise’s new hands-on climate education center allows kids to see how they can help the planet
The WaterShed recently opened its Climate + Water Education Center, which focuses on life in the Boise River watershed.