Biden-Harris Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments for Irrigation and Power Projects Across Indian Country

May 4, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced the allocation of nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for irrigation projects and power utilities owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).   Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-investments

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments for Tribal Water Systems

May 3, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that $10.65 million provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used for vital repairs and upgrades for Indian Affairs-owned water systems. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-10-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law

India’s Extraordinary Heat Wave Exposes the Limits of Protecting People

May 3, 2022 / by Somini Sengupta / Asia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperatures are soaring across South Asia, testing dangerous thresholds. How much is climate change to blame? It’s becoming an ‘obsolete question,’ one scientist says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/india-heat-wave.html

India’s Extreme Heat Is Expected to Worsen

April 28, 2022 / by Hari Kumar and Mike Ives / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Indian subcontinent has recorded above-average temperatures for weeks. Heat-related weather watches or alerts are now in effect for hundreds of millions of people. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/world/asia/india-extreme-heat-wave.html

Coal Mine Expansion Authorized in India’s Tribal Forest

April 22, 2022 / by News Editor / Asia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – State governments in India have approved two giant new coal projects on the land of the Adivasi Indigenous people, defying a determined […] The post Coal Mine Expansion Authorized in India’s Tribal Forest first appeared on . Read the full article […]

Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection

April 10, 2022 / by Suhasini Raj and Saumya Khandelwal / Asia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/world/asia/sundarbans-mangroves-india-bangladesh.html

President Biden’s Budget Invests $2.8 Billion to Support Outdoor Recreation Economies, Access to Public Lands

April 8, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will invest $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2023 to address critical deferred maintenance projects and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure in national parks, national wildlife refuges and recreation areas, and at Bureau of Indian Education schools.  Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-budget-invests-28-billion-support-outdoor-recreation-economies-access

Secretary Haaland Highlights President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Water Resilience and Indian Country in New Mexico Visit

March 28, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today wrapped up a two-day visit to New Mexico, where she underscored the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen Indian Country and address the Western water crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law

Interior Department Takes Steps to Increase Voter Registration in Indigenous Communities

March 24, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that it is working with states to formally designate the Department-operated post-secondary Tribal institutions – Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico – as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. […]

Ukraine War Ushers In ‘New Era’ for Biden and U.S. Abroad

March 12, 2022 / by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden is rethinking relationships with allies as well as rivals — including China, Iran and Venezuela — to counter President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/us/politics/biden-ukraine-diplomacy.html

After Chinese Ban, Cryptocurrency Mining Got Worse for Climate

February 25, 2022 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research shows that China’s Bitcoin ban has sent the process of creating new coins, known as mining, to countries where it uses far less renewable energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/climate/bitcoin-china-energy-pollution.html

In Arizona Visit, Secretary Haaland Highlights Interior’s Commitment to Indian Country, Investments in Water and Drought Resilience

February 22, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo traveled to Phoenix, Arizona this week to underscore the Department of the Interior’s commitment to Indian Country and the historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address the Western water crisis. Read […]

Tribes to Receive $1.7 Billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fulfill Indian Water Rights Settlements

February 22, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Following a trip to the Gila River Indian Community with members of the Arizona congressional delegation today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the Department’s plan to fulfill settlements of Indian water rights claims using historic funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/tribes-receive-17-billion-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-fulfill

How Beijing Created Snow for the Winter Olympics

February 5, 2022 / by Matthew Futterman and Raymond Zhong / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The environmentally unfriendly secret of winter sports is that many competitions take place on artificial snow. China’s water-scarce capital had to go to enormous lengths to make enough of it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/sports/olympics/snow-winter-olympics.html

Seen From Space: Huge Methane Leaks

February 5, 2022 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Asia, Climate, Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A European satellite reveals sites in the United States, Russia, Central Asia and elsewhere that are “ultra emitters” of methane. That could help fight climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/climate/methane-leaks-satellites.html

How scientists count tigers in India

January 26, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Conservation, Global News, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund From dense jungles to the Himalayas, tigers are an elusive species—hard to find and hard to count. But, thanks to camera traps, the movements, and behaviors of tigers are now less of a mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-scientists-count-tigers-in-india

Cultivating resilience through nature

January 24, 2022 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Conservation, Global News, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Laila Sanjida of Bangladesh, Pragya Motiwal of India, and Ruwanthi Jayasekara of Sri Lanka all experienced devastating floods that inspired them to enter the field of flood management. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/cultivating-resilience-through-nature

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