Native Americans

Tribal House Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Image courtesy of National Park Service, Public Domain.

Trump Admin Fast-Tracks Oil & Gas Drilling in National Forests, Removes Signage on Climate Change…

Donald Trump continues his assault on climate change awareness and climate action while pushing more fossil fuel extraction and use. Well, in this case, it’s not a post on antisocial media that looks 50 years out of date or a mind-bogglingly stupid statement in front of world leaders. However, his … [continued]

NREL Technical Support Empowers Local Governments & Tribes To Boost Energy Efficiency & Cut Costs

NREL Provides Expertise to Local Governments and Tribes Through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program From capital cities in the East to Alaskan villages in the West, NREL is advancing community-driven energy solutions from coast to coast through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation … [continued]

The majority of housing in Klukwan consists of modular units imported from the Lower 48 in the 1970s, not well suited to the extremes of Alaska. Photo by Molly Rettig, NREL.

NREL Partners With Chilkat Indian Village To Improve Housing in Klukwan, Alaska

A team of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers and Tribal staff gathered around the wood stove in Charlie Spud’s home, trying to figure out why it was not drawing air. “Every time I turn on the bath fan, the stove backdrafts,” said Spud, 61, who built the home 13 … [continued]

"Moonrise at Izembek Refuge" by USFWS Headquarters is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Tribes Fight “Precedent-Setting” Alaskan Land Exchange Proposal

Seventy-seven Alaskan tribes are asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to end what they say is her “dangerous attempt to exchange lands at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.” The tribes say, by moving forward, the Secretary stands to jeopardize all federal Alaskan land protections and refuges. The US Fish and Wildlife Service … [continued]