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flag Trump’s budget threatens nearly half of federal tribal funding by cutting key environmental and climate programs.

flag A Portland State University report warns that nearly half of federal funding for Native American and Alaska Native tribes could be at risk under President Trump’s proposed budget, which reverses Biden-era environmental and climate initiatives. flag The plan targets 60 programs for cuts, including 17 directly benefiting tribes, affecting about 35% of tribal investments in 2024. flag Key initiatives like the EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program and Inflation Reduction Act-funded clean energy and infrastructure projects—boosted to $3.94 billion—are now suspended without congressional input. flag Despite making up 2.9% of the U.S. population, tribes received just 1.7% of federal energy and environment spending in 2024. flag The report highlights longstanding disparities, noting that tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest received $2.81 billion in environmental funding between 2010 and 2024—about 14% of total tribal allocations—yet still face systemic underfunding. flag Researchers stress that even current funding levels are inadequate, and proposed cuts threaten climate resilience, health, and clean energy efforts critical to tribal nations.

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