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Global competition to develop offshore small modular reactors (SMRs) is intensifying, with South Korea moving to enter the emerging market for floating nuclear power systems. #whatcouldgowrong upi.com/Top_News/World…

Grateful for time up the Elk River today. Places like this are a reminder that #waterislife , and that our relationship to the land comes with responsibility, respect, and care. #honorthewater

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Chief Judge Richard Blake. He was kind & fair. Sending prayers and love to his family and all who were impacted by his life and service. krcrtv.com/news/local/tol…

the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on the permitting process for natural resources in Indian Country and how to strengthen and streamline development. naturalresources.house.gov/news/documents…

Indigenous land defenders are being killed and criminalized at alarming rates, AI systems scrape traditional knowledge without consent, while Indigenous women face escalating rates of violence — crises that Indigenous leaders confronted this week at the United Nations, where they warned that the fight for health and sovereignty now extends from traditional territories into digital spaces. grist.org/indigenous/ind…

Tribal nations are entering a new phase of sovereignty — one defined not just by land and resources, but by control over data. #LandBack #OceanBack #DataBack nativenewsonline.net/opinion/data-c…

Earth Day reminder: Indigenous stewardship is everyday work. Not symbolic. Not seasonal. Ongoing. Grateful for the Native communities, knowledge keepers, and advocates doing this work every day. #EarthDay #LandBack #OceanBack

Sen. Tina Smith put it, “If you want to solve a problem, you first have to see it and understand it, and that’s what that work was all about.” She called it “so offensive” that the administration reclassified tribal nations as just another DEI category rather than “sovereign nations, sovereign people.”knowyourrightscamp.org/post/trump-adm…

"I postponed Assembly Bill 2356 to bring local tribes and community together, but I will not walk away. Yan’-daa-k’vt is the Tolowa people’s place of genesis. In 1853, settlers burned their village, killing an estimated 600 people. The federal government reserved this land for the Tolowa in 1862, then seized it six years later." calmatters.org/commentary/rea…

The loss of ancestral knowledge on traditional medicine is a continuing threat. Traditional medical knowledge frequently lacks official recognition and is therefore frequently ignored or marginalized. Even when acknowledged, intentions may be closer to bioprospecting and commercialization of endemic medicinal plants, seeds, and genetic resources, rather than preservation of traditional medicine practices. The lack of formalized recognition and respect for traditional medicine can lead to piracy of resources and concomitant ecological degradation associated with overexploitation. undp-nature.exposure.co/forest-health-…

At least nine states conduct cloud seeding operations, including California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas and North Dakota postindependent.com/news/colorado-…

The exploratory drilling will be conducted in an offshore block in western Greece and is set to begin in February 2027 finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy…

The solar-powered camera, equipped with infrared capability, has been livestreaming since it was installed April 7 outside two artificial burrowing owl nests. oregonlive.com/environment/20…

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) is pleased to announce the selections of Teresa Spangler as Tribal Chair and Brad Kneaper as Vice Chair following its most recent election that saw both Chair Spangler and Vice Chair Kneaper re-elected along with Tribal Council member Debbie Bossley. theworldlink.com/news/local/the…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Native American Programs announced on April 10 over $1.1 billion in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding for eligible American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and Tribally Designated Housing Entities to support affordable housing projects in nearly 600 Tribal communities. thetitlereport.com/articles/hud-a…

Choctaw Nation Found a Better Way to Deliver Harm Reduction. It’s Working. nativenewsonline.net/health/choctaw…