Two tribes in Alaska, and a third in Washington State, will get $25 million each to retreat to higher ground.
Tag: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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As Climate Change Worsens, US Weighs Which Communities to Save
The Biden administration is considering proposals to relocate Native American communities threatened by global warming. It could become a template for the rest of the country.
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When There’s Arsenic in the Water, but ‘We Have Nowhere to Go’
The Environmental Protection Agency found that water at a mobile home park that mostly serves agricultural workers contained almost 10 times the allowable limit of arsenic. But housing alternatives are hard to find.