Silver Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (Credit: KBIC Natural Resources Department)

“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, on the shores of one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, is petitioning the federal government to hand over control of setting water quality standards.

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“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

Tribes have climate wisdom — and good reason not to share it

Columbia Riverkeeper calls for complete Hanford toxic waste cleanup

Gov. Brown orders major offensive against wildfire threat

SUPREME COURT: Highways, salmon habitat collide in tribal treaty case

Russell Jim dies. Yakama tribal elder fought for Hanford cleanup

Seneca Nation takes on Pittsburgh startup to defend the Allegheny River

Final permit for controversial Michigan mine gets accepted. Tribe digs in.

U.P. tribe wants to know: "When can we eat the fish?" Researchers try to answer

Can tiny houses halt the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline?

Federal court orders Corps of Engineers & DAPL to upgrade monitoring following Keystone XL spill

Defying tribes and public opinion, Trump slashes Utah national monuments by two million acres.

Trump vs. Bears Ears: Outraged native groups respond

Zinke rocked moccasins to celebrate Native cultures. But tribes are focused on his plans to rock Bears Ears

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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

Too much nitrogen killed off corals in the Keys, and, as reefs suffer around the world, this new research offers lessons learned in Florida that could save other nutrient-loaded corals

As warming waters and acidification threaten corals around the world, scientists are gathering clues to save the charismatic colonies and bolster biodiversity

With his normal Shakespearean aplomb, the president rattles off a list of his green credentials.

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

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