October 26, 2021

Louisiana tribes urge Biden to invite U.N. to investigate failure to respond to climate change

Author: Kezia Setyawan

Last year in January, four Louisiana Native American tribes and an Alaskan tribe filed a complaint to the United Nations alleging that the United States federal government failed to protect their lives, homes and places where their ancestors are buried.
Later in September, U.N. Special Rapporteurs responded to the complaint, expressing concern over the effect of the climate crisis, including recurring disasters caused by the oil and gas industries, and the lack of protection from levee systems o...