Center News and Notes

The Royal Bank of Canada becomes that country’s first major financial institution refusing to fund oil and gas projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Wildfires of 2020 thus far have record-setting levels of destruction; First Nations knowledge holders lead the restoration of ancient clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest; Energy companies sign memorandum of understanding for Indingeous groups to pursue equity in the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; West Texas seeing a blizzard of large solar p

New survey findings suggest that wildfires tearing through the state may bring Democrats and Republicans closer together in support of climate resilience measures.

California State Senate candidate proposes an Indigenous wildfire taskforce; mass die-off of birds in the Southwest; Microsoft tests underwater data servers; preserving Indigenous language in California, recycled plastic headed to LA streets; and other environmental stories about the West.