Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Darold Madigan, left, and Ryan White harvest wild rice, or manoomin, on Leech Lake in Minnesota in 2022. Some tribes in the Great ...
Tribal water systems are sampled for "forever chemicals" at a much lower rate than other water systems, according to a new study from the PFAS Project Lab at Northeastern University. In a ...
WASHINGTON — The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is a welcome first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands, but it’s only a first step, an Arizona ...
On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing on Tribal water access. The hearing focused on the continuing water security challenges that Tribes ...
As citizens of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Navajo Nation, we have witnessed firsthand the consequences of federal neglect of tribal water infrastructure. And as the Colorado River Water Users ...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and Martin Heinrich, joined by Rep. Joe Neguse, reintroduced the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act on Wednesday. The act addresses the need for ...
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in water infrastructure. “Clean ...
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland knelt and tearfully dipped her hand into the Colorado River after signing a historic agreement that will move the Colorado River Indian Tribes closer to leasing or ...
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation on Monday shared the results of a report that tested water quality on the lower Deschutes River, saying it found ...
Tribal advocates have been advocating for additional funding to remedy the lack of access to clean drinking water, which threatens community health and economic prosperity. “Native American households ...
The Department of the Interior and Indian Health Service are partnering to develop safe drinking water and improve community sanitation across Indian Country, the agencies announced this week. Through ...
WASHINGTON — The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is a welcome first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands, but it’s only a first step, an Arizona ...
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