How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Affecting Climate Change?

COVID-19 and the climate crisis are intertwined threats to Native American and the Earth; A story by Chase Iron Eyes Within the past few weeks, Indigenous communities in the U.S. achieved a pair of substantial victories regarding pipelines. First, legal action by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe compelled a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to revoke permits for the Dakota Access pipeline. Then another federal judge in Montana ruled that the environmental impact review process for the Keystone XL pipeline was flawed, and he halted its construction through domestic waterways…Yet, any sense of victory is tempered — by the COVID-19 pandemic we face together, and by a long history of disappointment…The COVID-19 pandemic should remind us of our need to be prepared. Though Mother Earth may be getting a short breather while billions stay home, the climate crisis hasn’t gone away. Even in the midst of this awful time and with two key rulings in our favor, the Dakota Access pipeline is about to double the oil it carries through our homelands, and Keystone XL construction is slated to continue. Read the full article.