Native America Calling: How the Inflation Reduction Act helps Earth

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How the Inflation Reduction Act helps Earth

The new legislation just signed into law includes unprecedented investment into measures intended to reduce climate change.

It sends millions of dollars to tribal projects, but also keeps in place reliance on polluters. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce finds how the Inflation Reduction Act is a boost for the planet.

Inflation Reduction Act brings new climate and energy investments to Indian Country

Democrats are claiming an election season achievement with the passage of a massive bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in climate and energy investments in Indian Country.

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Guests on Native America Calling

Pilar Thomas (Pascua Yaqui), partner in the Quarles and Brady law firm’s Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Practice Group and a law professor at Arizona State University

Jordan Harmon (Muscogee Creek), policy analyst and legislative advocate for the Indigenous Environmental Network

Brett Isaac (Diné), executive chairman at Navajo Power

Jill Sherman-Warne (Hoopa), executive director for the Native American Environmental Protection Coalition and a Hoopa tribal council member