James Inhofe

A 1790 Treaty of Muscogee (Creek) Nations and the US, written with elegant cursive script

Supreme Court recognizes Native sovereignty in much of Oklahoma

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A recent Supreme Court ruling recognized Native Americans sovereignty over millions of acres of tribal lands in Oklahoma, partially rectifying decades of ignored rights and disregarded treaties.

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What the GOP Congress might mean for climate change

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US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) adjusts a sign at the start of a news conference led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to draw attention to climate change in January 2014.

Republican control of Congress may be a setback for big climate change legislation, but the issue isn’t dead

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United States debates joining Law of the Sea

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The psychology of climate inaction

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