SHOCKING: 5 - What They Never Told You

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Biden administration cancels 3 major offshore oil lease sales in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska

Green groups hailed the move, energy firms accused the administration of discussing the need for more supply only to restrict it.

Axios · May 12, 2022

U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans

A federal study of Native American boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 400 such schools and more than 50 associated burial sites.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Western river compacts were innovative in the 1920s but couldn't foresee today's water challenges

The Western U.S. is in a water crisis, from California to Nebraska. An ongoing drought is predicted to last at least through July 2022. Recent research suggests that these conditions may be better labeled aridification – meaning that warming and drying are long-term trends.

The Conversation · May 4, 2022

Biden increases oil royalty rate, scales back lease sales

The Biden administration is sharply raising rates for royalties companies must pay for oil and natural gas extracted from federal lands as it moves forward under court order with sales of public fossil fuel reserves in nine states

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions

Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water delivers to Colorado River users to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam on the Arizona-Utah border

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Appeals court says US downplayed coal mine's climate impacts

A federal appeals court says U.S. officials improperly downplayed the climate change effects from burning coal when they approved a large expansion at an underground Montana mine that would release an estimated 190 million tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Native American leaders seek more from US consultations

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland vowed on her first day on the job to ensure Native American tribes have opportunities to speak with her and the agencies she oversees

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon

The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

"Significant deficiencies": Biden admin suspends Alaska mining road plans approved in Trump era

It's asking a court to send the permit back to the Interior Department for further analysis on environmental impacts.

Axios · Feb 23, 2022