Environmental Issues In Oregon

1. This article by Plaven highlights the issues that the Native Americans in Oregon are facing. They are trying to change the rules and laws that would benefit the earth. They’re worried that climate change is going to make food scarce as well as other environmental problems. Plaven refers to the fish in the rivers, and how the population of certain fish has decreased. The fish are described as being scarce are being minimized by lower water levels in the river, and hot temperatures (Plaven 1). The tribes contribute these environmental issues to the shortage of salmon and Steelheads (Plaven 1). The hot temperatures are also being blamed for fires in the region. The fires burn tribal crops, and threatens the tribal lands. The lands where the
This article written by Morales refers to the growing sand dunes in a region that was once livable. People that once lived on this land now have to find a new place, as their houses are buried under loads of sand. President Obama is calling these people climate change refugees (Morales 1). As well as houses, the way to transport certain area are gone due to the roads being occupied with copious amounts of sand. This land is home to the people of the Native American tribe, Navajo Nation (Morales 1). The people in this area have tried bulldozing sand area from the roads, although it’s only a temporary fix that just comes back frequently, it’s a necessary task as its needed for people to be able to have access to their own houses. Many people say the hotter temperatures and lack of precipitation are making it harder to cope with these circumstances. However, the majority of residents blame the coal power plant that is nearby for the increased amounts of carbon emissions (Morales 2). The excess emissions are changing the weather, and the Navajo Nation is suffering the
This article written by ICMTN Staff refers to the overrun from mining into a river. This river is the source of drinking water and food for many people. Now from this mining spill many people aren’t able to have the plentiful amounts of drinking water. The fish are probably all going to die, since the water is now filled with extremely harmful chemicals. Chemicals that are very harmful to humans, but could be toxic for fish. This is a hard time for the people of this area, and because of that reason, local citizens have declared this event as a natural disaster (ICMTN Staff 1). It’s a disaster to the surrounding wild life, who will die not knowing that the water is contaminated. It’s a disaster for the citizens who can’t fish or drink from this body of water. It’s a disaster for the life that once lived in the