Tag: Indigenous People
Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a...
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares)...
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10...
Native American-led nonprofit says it bought 40 acres in the Black Hills of South Dakota
A Native American-led nonprofit has announced that it purchased nearly 40 acres (16.2 hectares) of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota...
A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Matthew Walley's eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as...
Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project...