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Ruling allows construction of controversial energy line to proceed
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Ruling allows construction of controversial energy line to proceed

A U.S. judge has dismissed a challenge by Native American tribes and environmentalists against a $10 billion energy transmission project in Arizona.

Susan Montoya Bryan reports for The Associated Press.

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chaco canyon
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Biden administration bans oil and gas drilling around Chaco Canyon

The Interior Department will withdraw public lands around Chaco Canyon from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years.
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Menominee tribe logging wisconsin
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The giving forest, and a tribe’s sustainable logging practices

The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.
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Biden creates two national monuments
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Biden creates two national monuments in the Southwest

The Spirit Mountain area in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas will be off limits to development.
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AZ copper mine could advance green energy but scar sacred land
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A copper mine could advance green energy but scar sacred land

Tribal groups are fighting an Arizona project whose backers say increasing the supply of copper, crucial to batteries, would reduce fossil-fuel use.
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As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain
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As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain

The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions.
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havasupai tribe climate justice
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Biden declares Arizona floods a federal disaster for Havasupai tribe

The White House has made a federal disaster declaration for the Havasupai Native American tribe that mainly lives deep inside the Grand Canyon in Arizona, as the community prepares to reopen tourist access to its famous turquoise waterfalls next month.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
A climate-themed version of Catan sparks new conversations

A climate-themed version of Catan sparks new conversations

Opinion: Building climate resilience fails to protect human health

Opinion: Building climate resilience fails to protect human health

Montana Youth Climate lawsuit

Montana’s Supreme Court debates climate law's constitutionality

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Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

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Deadly heat waves

Deadly heat wave sweeps across the US, claiming lives

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way