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Oil and gas companies emit thousands of metric tons of methane each year on the Navajo Nation. A new animated video by the Navajo Methane Coalition details how this pollution harms Diné communities just as the Trump Administration has halted enforcement of existing methane rules.

Pueblo leaders and environmentalists are angry that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management released an environmental assessment on Wednesday with the intent of eliminating a buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park that has prevented oil and gas leasing. BLM is offering just two weeks for public comment on the report.

The Santa Fe International Literary Festival begins this Friday and among the authors on the schedule is Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Jake Skeets. KUNM spoke with Jake Skeets, who just released his sophomore collection of poems titled “Horses.” It explores the meaning of the end of the world through a Navajo lens, and Skeets said he started writing it during the pandemic while teaching at Dine College in Arizona.

Native communities face higher rates of diabetes compared to other groups. To combat this, some Native Americans are moving towards plant-based diets and lifestyles. KUNM spoke with Jenson Yazzie, a Diné college student who is a part of the Native Food for Life program.

This October marks the 100th anniversary of the first oil leases on the Navajo Nation. In that time, outsiders have shown up looking for uranium, coal, oil and other minerals, taking resources and money while leaving contamination and poverty behind.

In a legislative meeting on Monday the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) reported on an initiative that's working to bring electricity to rural Navajo communities.

Rural tribal areas like the Navajo Nation are finding it challenging with the lack of broadband access in their communities. Those most affected are the children, who find it difficult to find hotspots, often having to drive miles to reach one. Lawmakers hope to change this by providing internet access to the region.

About a week before Election Day, as the Wind River Reservation was bracing for snow, Wyoming state Rep. Andi Clifford squeezed in some roadside...

The New Mexico Civil Guard has gotten a lot of media attention this week. After escalating tensions at a June 15 protest in Old Town where a protestor was…

Albuquerque Public Schools is grappling with how to respond to critics who say the district disrespects and ignores Native American culture and history.A…