Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes

Tribes race to keep renewable energy projects alive as federal aid is cut

Indigenous communities across the U.S. are scrambling to fund stalled wind and solar plans after the Trump administration froze or dismantled federal programs that once underwrote them.Miacel Spotted Elk reports for Grist.In short:The Standing Rock–based nonprofit Indigenize Energy launched a coalition to build solar projects with $136 million in federal grants, but funding delays and possible program termination threaten progress.The “One Big B…

Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes

Cody Two Bear, who is Standing Rock Sioux, served on his tribal council during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2017. Growing up in a community powered by coal, the experience was transformative. “I’ve seen the energy extraction that has placed a toll significantly on tribal nations when it comes to land, animals, water, and sacred sites,” said Two Bear. “Understanding more about that energy, I started to look into my own tribe as a whole.…