Native Environmental News and Articles (Page 6)

$110 Billion-Plus in Disaster Damages for 2012, Surpassed Only by Year of Hurricane Katrina: NOAA

The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)...

Hidden Amazon Wildfires Devour More Rainforest Than Logging: NASA

Hidden, low-undergrowth fires are taking a bigger toll on...

Gray Wolves Would Be Removed From Endangered Species List Under New Plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed taking the...

Tropical Storm Andrea Bears Down on Florida as Feisty Hurricane Season Gets Under Way

The first named storm of the six-month Atlantic hurricane...

Three States Debate Water Use as Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvest Collapses

Apalachicola Bay, in the crook of the Florida Panhandle,...

Oklahoma Tornadoes: New Website Collects Aid for Native Victims

The lives of at least 50 Native families have been turned...

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May Super Moon Bigger Than Life, Plus a Tiny Eclipse

ICTMN Staff

May 24, 2013

The venerable and ever-faithful moon actually orbits Mother Earth at different distances throughout the year, and for the next few months our satellite is on the perihelion side, o...

Oklahoma Tornado Destroyed 20 Indian Families’ Homes; Tribes Mobilize Relief

Suzette Brewer

May 24, 2013

As it emerged that the homes of 20 American Indian families had been destroyed in Moore, Oklahoma, earlier this week, tribes across Oklahoma and the nation began gathering resource...

Ten Tribes Receive Department of Energy Clean-Energy Technical Assistance

ICTMN Staff

May 24, 2013

Biomass facilities, solar projects and even relocation support are among the tribal initiatives receiving technical assistance awards from the U.S...

Proud To Be Indigenous Wants Your Food Photos

ICTMN Staff

May 23, 2013

As Proud To Be Indigenous Week unfolds, today marks the celebration of food, especially as it relates to sovereignty and health, intertwined as they are...

Canada Takes Helm of Arctic Council With First Indigenous Leader

ICTMN Staff

May 22, 2013

With prospectors set to descend upon the Arctic faster than its ice is melting, Canada took the helm of the Arctic Council on May 15 as Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq became the fi...

Oklahoma Awakes to Grim New Reality as Recovery Efforts Begin

Brian Daffron

May 21, 2013

As Oklahoma awoke to a devastating new reality—inasmuch as anyone had slept at all, that is—on the morning of Tuesday, May 21, the stirrings of recovery were evident, though commun...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Social Media

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 12 th Session is currently underway in New York, New York this week and among the many indigenous nations and organizations ...

Oklahoma Tornado Survivor Reunites With Missing Dog During Live Interview

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

There was no Oz for Barbara Garcia to land in after Monday’s devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. But "Toto" did make it through...

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

ICTMN Staff

May 21, 2013

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen, sifted through debris looking for tornado survivors, President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning told Oklahamans that they d...