The Catena Foundation partially supports the coverage of tribal natural resources.
The Trump administration has put a stop to over $27 million in funding for restoration projects on tribal lands in Arizona through an executive order.
The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act is directly funding two projects on the Navajo Nation and one on Hopi land.
The Navajo’s Chinle Wash Watershed, which has been heavily affected by prolonged drought, is set to receive over $25 million for restoration efforts.
Among the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, there was one that immediately put a halt to the disbursement of funds from the Biden administration’s act.
This also meant that wildlife restoration projects in New Mexico, Utah, tribal lands, and Colorado worth over $388 million were put on hold.