People & Population

Tribal Radio Funding, Future Remain Uncertain After Clawback Of CPB Money

'For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the Porcupine, South Dakota-based tribal public broadcasting station Zephier manages, has gone digital and no longer needs the records. The station is selling the records, because what it needs is cash."

Source: South Dakota Searchlight, 11/24/2025

Dumping Mining Waste In Norway’s Arctic Ocean Worries Sámi Fishers, Herders

"Mining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Indigenous Sámi fishers rely on."

Source: Mongabay, 11/24/2025

"3 Massive Changes You'll See As The Climate Careens Toward Tipping Points"

"For the past eight years, one of the primary objectives of the annual negotiations has been to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to the temperatures in the late 1800s. ... But that goal is no longer plausible, scientists say. Humanity has not cut planet-warming pollution quickly enough, and the planet will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, likely in the next decade, according to a recent United Nations report."

Source: NPR, 11/24/2025

An Alabama City Council OKs Rezoning for Big Data Center, Dividing Community

"After the Bessemer City Council voted 5-2 to rezone nearly 700 acres of agricultural land for the “hyperscale” server farm, a dissenting council member said city officials who signed non-disclosure agreements weren’t being transparent with citizens."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/21/2025

"EPA Sees “Greater Uncertainty” With Paraquat Risk Factor, Seeks More Data"

"New data is adding to regulatory concerns about potential human health risks from the weed killer paraquat, leading the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek more information from manufacturers of the pesticide."

Source: The New Lede, 11/21/2025

Trump DHS Makes Major Changes To Report It Ordered On FEMA Reforms: Sources

"A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s office, according to three people familiar with the developments."

Source: AP, 11/21/2025

"More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30"

"More than 300 lobbyists for food and farming organisations have participated at this year’s United Nations climate talks, known as COP30, taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where agribusiness is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation has found."

Source: DeSmog, 11/21/2025

CDC Site Now Denies Scientific Conclusion That Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

"A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts."

Source: AP, 11/21/2025

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