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Canadian oil corporation Enbridge is proposing a massive, six-year construction project to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac—a location of immense ecological, cultural, and spiritual significance. The plan includes installing towering 400-foot cranes, flooding the area with round-the-clock artificial lighting, and disrupting one of the most pristine freshwater environments in North America.
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President Donald Trump took a strong stance on Tuesday on the ongoing Resolution Copper dispute, issuing pointed criticism of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals following its decision to temporarily halt the planned land transfer.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency injunction on Monday, temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s plan to transfer Oak Flat—a sacred and ecologically sensitive area in Arizona—to a private mining company. The decision comes as three separate lawsuits challenging the controversial land exchange continue to move through the courts.
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In a 94-page decision released on Friday, August 15, a federal judge in Arizona rejected the most recent attempt by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, environmental groups, and other plaintiffs to block the federal government from transferring land from the U.S. Forest Service to Resolution Copper.
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A federal judge in Hawai‘i has struck down a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) decision that opened parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, ruling the action violated existing protections.
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The IJC is seeking public input on the Draft 2025 Review of its report, Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes. This is the second 10-year review focused on the consumptive use, diversion, and removal of Great Lakes water.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved a mining plan modification for the Rosebud Mine located in Rosebud and Treasure counties, Montana. The decision authorizes the extraction of approximately 33.75 million tons of federal coal, extending the mine’s operational life through 2039.
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Street Legal Industries, headquartered in Oak Ridge and owned by the Poarch Creek Indians of Alabama, has been honored with the prestigious Small Business Award from United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR). The award recognizes the company’s exceptional contributions to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) environmental cleanup efforts. The announcement was made during UCOR’s 2025 Small Business Awards Ceremony, which celebrates companies that have significantly advanced DOE’s mission on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
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ZUNI, N.M. — The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project, a leading initiative dedicated to the empowerment and holistic development of Zuni youth, has partnered with Everybody Solar to install a 26.88-kilowatt solar array at the Zuni Youth Center.
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A new episode of In the Margins, a PBS Utah series hosted by Harini Bhat, Ph.D, explores the long-standing water challenges facing Indigenous communities in the Western U.S. and the promise of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) as a solution.
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