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"At Tribal Summit, Biden Says He’s Working To ‘Heal The Wrongs Of The Past’"

"President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it."

Source: AP, 12/07/2023

"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up"

"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."

Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023

Alaska Tribal Council Greenlit Gold Mine. Some Tribal Members Aren’t Happy

"People in Alaska’s rugged Interior have long known the hills surrounding the Native Village of Tetlin hid gold. As tribal member Kevin Gunter grew up, his elders told him such riches should be left alone. Nothing good would come of digging them up, they warned. Now, Gunter fears what might happen as an open-pit mine comes to his tribe’s land."

Source: Grist, 12/05/2023

"More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout"

"Under a blanket of petro-smog, more than half the 198 countries  in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called for a fossil fuel phaseout on the second day of COP28, marking a turning point after 27 years of climate negotiations."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/05/2023

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