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Climate Change Could Put Tribes Electric Systems at Risk
2015-09-08 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Heat waves, extreme storms, wildfire and other effects of climate change pose major threats to the electric power systems in Native American communities across the country, most significantly in the West and Southwest, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy report. "Tribes are among the communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,' Chris Deschene, director of the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, said in a statement. "Tribal lands, which are...
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