Watershed Heroes: Colville Confederated Tribes Win Sierra Club Award for Battling British Columbia Smelter

Jack McNeel
March 06, 2013
The Colville Confederated Tribes’ successful effort to hold a British Columbia smelter accountable for dumping pollutants into the Columbia River for a century has caught the atten...

Oregon Tribes Await Superfund Attention for Portland Harbor Site

Leah Gibson
February 01, 2013
With a new year under way and the Obama administration officially ensconced in its second term, tribes in Oregon are eager to see what actions the Environmental Protection Agency (...

Dolphin Trapped in NYC’s Gowanus Canal (UPDATED)

ICTMN Staff
January 25, 2013
In recent days, news media outlets have been alight with heartwarming stories about dolphins...

Mohawks Say EPA Alcoa-Superfund Cleanup Plan Falls Short

ICTMN Staff
January 21, 2013
The public comment period has ended for the U.S...
Charles Kader

Inner Voice and Environmental Action

On December 11, 2012, Kanietakeron (Larry V. Thompson) of Akwesasne, an area in Indian country also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, made an appearance in St....

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December 18, 2012

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Nominated for Superfund Status

Gale Courey Toensing
December 14, 2012
Raising the alarm about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Center for Biological Diversity has called for it to be named a U.S...
Charles Kader

Trust and Priority in the Age of Pollution Politics

The Akwesasne Kanienkehaka Territory, also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, is located in the immediate area of three United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) designated Superfund cleanup sites....

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October 19, 2012

Shoshone Paiute Tribes to Co-Monitor $25 Million Rio Tinto Copper Mine Cleanup

ICTMN Staff
September 28, 2012
Nevada’s abandoned Rio Tinto Copper Mine, a Superfund site, will be cleaned up with $25 million from four companies under an agreement worked out by the U.S...

Yakama Nation Challenges Willamette River Polluters to Clean and Protect Lower Columbia River

Terri Hansen
April 08, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore.—Portland is an environmentally-friendly city, a scenic city, with Mt...

Northwest Tribes and EPA Agree on Cleanup Plan for Upper Coeur d’Alene River Basin

ICTMN Staff
September 04, 2012
It has taken more than 30 years, but the U.S...

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