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"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots" [1]

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

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Food [6]
Health [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [9]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 06/05/2023

"Haaland Orders 20-Year Oil Leasing Ban Around Chaco Canyon" [15]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a 20-year moratorium on new oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, protecting lands sacred to many Native American communities in New Mexico and northern Arizona."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: E&E News [19], 06/05/2023

From TV Meteorologists, More Straight Talk About Climate Change [20]

Reporters covering floods, fires and other weather-driven disasters sometimes hesitate to link these extreme events to climate change. But TV meteorologists increasingly see an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help local audiences better understand the connections. Their unique relationship with viewers makes it easier to get past partisan divisions, while innovative tools are providing new ways to communicate information.

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Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
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National (U.S.) [12]
California [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
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Public [11]

Arizona Will Halt Some New Phoenix Home Approvals As Water Supplies Tighten [26]

"The groundwater aquifers currently serving 4.6 million people across metro Phoenix are lagging behind growth on a trajectory that would run just short of projected needs in 100 years, according to a new state groundwater model released Thursday by Gov. Katie Hobbs. As a result, the state's water agency will stop approving new development that relies solely on groundwater."

Climate Change [22]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Arizona Republlic [30], 06/02/2023

"New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools" [31]

"Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the surrounding dirt roads and the smells that come from some of the oil and natural gas wells and tank batteries that dot the land around their Navajo community of Counselor in northwestern New Mexico."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Pollution [32]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: AP [33], 06/02/2023

Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, TX [34]

"EnLink Midstream’s Chickadee pipeline ruptured on March 29, 2023, causing one of the largest oil spills in the past decade in Texas. An incident report blames the massive spill on “incorrect operation.”"

"Operator errors caused 402,486 gallons of crude oil to gush out of an EnLink Midstream pipeline south of Midland, Texas on the night of March 29.

Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 05/30/2023

"North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools" [36]

"The Arlington City Council on Tuesday authorized the creation of a new zone for drilling and fracking in a residential area, despite objections from neighbors in the North Texas suburb."

Air [37]
Chemicals [38]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 05/26/2023

Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine" [40]

"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 [17]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: E&E News [41], 05/23/2023

Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs [42]

"Texas officials have vowed to oppose federal regulations aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. But the report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State."

Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 05/18/2023

Transportation ‘Revolution’? How The Infrastructure Law Fuels Freeways [45]

"The Biden administration is supporting a nearly $10 billion highway expansion in Houston that ignited a yearlong debate about its climate effects and the demolition of almost 1,000 homes."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [46]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: E&E News [47], 05/16/2023

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