January 18, 2021

Tribes want Biden to balance technology and cultural issues in renewable energy projects

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged that his administration will prioritize renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gases and slow or stop the rapid warming of the planet.
He has also promised to give tribes a greater voice in managing public lands with cultural significance to tribal communities.
The potential for conflict arises because the same massive solar and wind projects that would help meet renewable energy goals frequently threaten to devastate tribal cultural, religious and burial are