Environment

Last year, the EPA spilled massive amounts of gold mining waste into the Animas river near the Navajo Nation reservation, turning the entire river yellow. Now, the Navajo is suing the government for on-going damages to their health and the environment.

Research suggests that people of color may be more concerned than Whites about climate change.

“The irony of seeing the melting Arctic as a route to get more planet-heating carbon out of the ground is almost too deep and sad for words.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says public comments on the DAPL environmental review are being accepted through Feb. 20, despite Trump’s orders on pipeline.

“They lie on people’s death certificates all the time.”

“Climate change, together with [agricultural pollution], threatens vulnerable freshwater systems, adding to the urgency to strongly cut emissions.”

The draft defines ecocide as, "unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts."

Despite the change, the Biden administration said it does not plan to immediately reinstate the stricter requirements that were in effect before the rollback.

“The Trump Administration is focused on finding ways to unleash American energy."

Indigenous activists are still waging a battle in court as oil starts flowing through the controversial Line 3 pipeline.