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"Protest Derails Chaco National Park Celebration" [1]

"It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Source: AP [13], 06/13/2023

"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots" [14]

"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".

Biodiversity [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Studies [17]
Food [18]
Health [19]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Source: Guardian [20], 06/05/2023

Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine" [21]

"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."

Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
Source: E&E News [22], 05/23/2023

‘It Gives Life’: Philippine Tribe Fights To Save A Sacred River From Dam [23]

"Each year, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe gather at the Tinipak River to observe an Indigenous ritual to honor their supreme being and pray for healing and protection. This year, the rite had an additional intention: to ward off an impending dam project they fear will inundate the site of the ritual."

Biodiversity [15]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Natural Resources [7]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [10]
Australia & Oceania [27]
Source: Mongabay [28], 05/10/2023

Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises [29]

The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.

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Activism [2]
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Health [19]
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Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
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California [34]
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"Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court" [39]

"Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [31]
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Environmental Politics [5]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 04/24/2023
April 26, 2023

Is the Earth Sacred? Hearing from Young, Religious Americans on Environmental Issues [42]

The Pew Research Center invites you to a virtual discussion tackling how religion shapes young Americans' views about environmental issues, especially climate change. Audience Q&A follows the panel. 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET.

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April 12, 2023 to April 13, 2023

Webinar: Unfence the Future — Taking Down Fortress Conservation and Its Enduring Legacy [44]

The Natural History Museum, Survival International and CUNY Center for the Humanities invite you to a free two-day virtual symposium on the logic of fencing wilderness (“fortress conservation”) to expel perceived threats to ecological balance — from Indigenous Peoples to predator species.

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Activism [2]
Biodiversity [15]
Disasters [32]
Diversity [45]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [46]
Infrastructure [25]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
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"Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’" [48]

"With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination."

Climate Change [31]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [49], 02/20/2023

Covering Indigenous Communities — Tips for Non-Native Journalists [50]

Non-Indigenous journalists may think they’re doing “marginalized” Indigenous communities a favor by covering them, but their coverage is too often extractive and riddled with racist tropes. Contributor Valerie Vande Panne offers insights and advice for avoiding these pitfalls. Seeking permission, listening, sharing and respecting are all critical tools for the job.

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