Native Environmental News and Articles (Page 5)

Oklahoma Awakes to Grim New Reality as Recovery Efforts Begin

As Oklahoma awoke to a devastating new reality—inasmuch as...

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen,...

Tornadoes Slice Through Midwest, Threatening Indian Country

Tornadoes cut swathes of destruction through Indian country...

Chiefs Declare Keystone XL Consultation Meeting Invalid, Walk Out on State Department Officials

Elders and chiefs of at least 10 sovereign nations walked...

Climate Change: Arctic Ocean Is Acidifying Fast, Study Shows

The Arctic Ocean is heating up, its ice and permafrost are...

Climate Change: Mount Everest Is Melting

In what may be the most glaring example of climate change...

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Eastern Band of Cherokee Wins USET Drinking Water Contest

ICTMN Staff

May 01, 2013

It’s official: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are blessed with the best drinking water among members of the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), the group announced at its...

Suzy Chaffee: ‘Snow Gratitude’ Ceremonies Key to Reenergizing Mother Earth

ICTMN Staff

May 01, 2013

Last year, ICTMN presented a series of stories, including The Southern Utes Snow Dance Works Wonders on Weather , concerning the use of Native wisdom and tribal traditions to honor...

Navajo Generating Station Lease Approved, 15 Amendments Attached

Anne Minard

May 01, 2013

The Navajo Nation Council has approved a controversial renewal to the tribe’s lease with the Navajo Generating Station – but with 15 amendments that could break the deal...

State Court Allows Hopi Case Against Arizona Snowbowl to be Heard

Anne Minard

May 01, 2013

The Hopi Tribe may have hit on a successful strategy to oppose snowmaking with reclaimed sewage on the sacred San Francisco Peaks, near Flagstaff, Arizona...

Watch and Listen as Crystallizing Lake Ice Needles Tinkle Like Shattering Chandeliers

ICTMN Staff

April 29, 2013

It sounds like the tinkling of a wind chime or a chandelier. But it's not something one would expect to hear lakeside in early spring...

Building Better Homes With Recycled Waste Materials

Lee Allen

April 29, 2013

Great ideas that benefit others need to be shared, which is why a few creative budding architects are now working to build better communities...

Watch Spectacular Glacial Ice Bridge Collapse in Patagonia

ICTMN Staff

April 28, 2013

Periodically, the tongue of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina edges forward enough to cut off an arm of Lago Argentino, in essence damming it...

Saturn, Ready for Its Closeup

ICTMN Staff

April 27, 2013

Over the past few weeks we’ve given readers eyeful upon eyeful of Saturn’s wonders via satellite photographs...

Inuit and Canadian Officials Lash Out at European Union's Seal Products Ban

ICTMN Staff

April 27, 2013

Canadian, Inuit and international trade leaders alike are lashing out at a European Union court decision to uphold a ban, first enacted three years ago, on seal products...

Northeastern Ocean Surface Temperatures at Highest in 150 Years: NOAA

ICTMN Staff

April 26, 2013

Ocean-surface temperatures from Maine to North Carolina have shot to their highest in 150 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on April 25...