Yessenia Funes

Mar 3, 2025 | atmos.earth | Yessenia Funes

The Trump administration’s funding cuts threaten Indigenous sovereignty and science at a time when both are more important than ever in our fight against the climate crisis. Brad Parry had a lot planned this year for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, where he serves as the tribal council’s vice chairman.

Feb 6, 2025 | atmos.earth | Yessenia Funes

02.06.2025 One year after the trans teen’s death, Oklahoma’s queer, trans, and Indigenous community is rising up to meet a flurry of pro-fossil fuel and anti-trans policies.

Feb 3, 2025 | kiowacountypress.net | Yessenia Funes

(Arizona News Connecton) Click play to listen to an abbreviated version of this article. Leonard Selestewa is used to broken promises. The 62-year-old grew up in the house his father built for his mother on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, where 35 percent of households don't have access to electricity. He still lives here, growing subsistence crops like blue corn and lima beans.

Jan 31, 2025 | kawc.org | Alex Gonzalez |Yessenia Funes

Alex GonzalezBy Yessenia Funes for Atmos. Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Arizona News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service CollaborationLeonard Selestewa is used to broken promises. The 62-year-old grew up in the house his father built for his mother on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, where 35% of households don't have access to electricity. He still lives here, growing subsistence crops like blue corn and lima beans.

Jan 20, 2025 | atmos.earth | Yessenia Funes

01.20.2025 President Donald Trump is threatening environmental deregulation and rollback, but the climate movement is prepared to give him the fight of his life.