EPA’s Office of Water has Launched a New Website!
EPA’s Office of Water (OW) is excited to announce the launch of its new website, Clean and Safe Water in Indian Country. The website is intended to serve as a [...]
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Seneca Nation of Indians Receives Award for Climate and Health Communication
March 18, 2021
The Seneca Nation of Indians has received an award from the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Climate Ready Tribes Project to develop climate and environmental health communication materials. The overall…
New York Times Publishes Story on the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Resilience
March 18, 2021
The New York Times published a story (a subscription may be required to read the article) on the work of the Shinnecock Indian Nation – Environmental Department and partners to…
Auburn University Ph.D. Student Studies Ancient Southeastern Climates to understand the Modern Climate Change Implications for the Future
March 18, 2021
Leah Travis-Taylor is a new Ph.D. student at the Auburn University Department of Geosciences. Leah completed her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Alabama…
Information need on Climate Change impacts to Tribal Infrastructure for a Report to Congress
March 18, 2021
The Bureau of Indian Affairs – Tribal Resilience Program (BIA-TRP) has received a Congressional Directive to complete and submit a report on the unmet infrastructure federal obligations of Tribal Nations…
Science Friday: How Native American Communities are addressing Climate Change
March 18, 2021
As part of its “Degrees of Change” series, Science Friday explores how some Tribal Nations have developed climate change risk assessments and adaptation plans. This podcast streamed on February 7,…
NOAA unveils an expanded and enhanced Climate Explorer
March 18, 2021
An expanded and redesigned version of NOAA’s online, open-source Climate Explorer tool has been released to improve support for local planners, policy leaders, and facility and resource managers. The tool…
USET Holds Climate Adaptation Plan Writing Retreat at NOAA Fisheries
March 18, 2021
USET Tribal Climate Science Liaison, Dr. Casey Thornbrugh, partnered with Adaptation/Insight Founder, Dr. Jennie Hoffman to hold a Climate Adaptation Plan Writing Retreat. The writing retreat was graciously hosted by…
The College of the Menominee Nation Continues the Tribal Adaptation Menu Workshop Series
March 18, 2021
The College of Menominee Nation, a Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) consortium institution, recently partnered with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) and the Great Lakes…
SE CASC Science Symposium in New Orleans hears Presentations from Tribal Nation Environmental Staff, Students and Community Representatives
March 18, 2021
The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) held its Regional Science Symposium November 12-15, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. The Symposium consisted of several topic tracks including Coastal Resilience,…
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Announces Cooperative Agreement for State-Tribal Environmental Collaboration
March 18, 2021
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) recently signed a cooperative agreement that will accelerate restoration of natural resources and traditional…
Kivalina joins Tribal Nations in Louisiana in a Formal Complaint to the United Nations about Coastal Erosion
March 18, 2021
The Alaska Native Community of Kivalina has joined the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw Tribe, Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians of Louisiana, the Pointe-au-Chien Indian…
Opioid and Substance Abuse
March 17, 2021
Addressing the opioid epidemic requires removing barriers to prevention in Native American communities through culturally-relevant, comprehensive, and holistic approaches led by Tribal Nations and supported by access to data, funding,…