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Last updated: August 5, 2026

Next update should be ready by: August 19, 2026

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Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes (AP News) 8/1/2026

Federal appeals court affirms Enbridge trespassed on Bad River Reservation, orders Line 5 reroute (Native News Online) 7/31/2026

Two Tribes sue Trump administration over federal rollbacks on habitat restrictions (Mvskoke Media) 7/29/2026

Tribally contested Badger Mountain solar project canceled by developer (High Country News) 7/28/2026

Indian Law Advancement

Deb Haaland’s vision for New Mexico comes from tradition (High Country News) 8/3/2026

Record number of Natives on Minnesota ballot (ICT) 7/30/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

More than 330 organizations tell Trump administration: America’s national monuments are not for sale, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks reports (Sierra Sun Times) 7/31/2026

How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut the Ute Indian Tribe’s land back hopes (Salt Lake Tribune) 7/29/2026

Religious and Cultural Rights

Wyoming archaeologists take BLM to court over Native sites, human remains (WyoFile) 7/30/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

3 things to know about federal lawsuits and local law enforcement on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation (Montana Free Press) 8/4/2026

Tribal Nations in Minnesota push back on federal proposal for prediction markets (Minnesota Public Radio) 8/1/2026

Proposed changes to Section 106 rules draw strong opposition from Tribal organizations (Native News Online) 7/31/2026

Violence Against Native People

On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives (Montana Free Press) 8/3/2026

Water Rights

Colorado River Indian Tribes pushes back on federal water plan (KJZZ NPR Phoenix) 8/4/2026

Utah Tribal leaders cite water, economic development as concerns at summit with state leaders (KSL Utah) 8/1/2026

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