Community Driven Relocation News Today

During a recent visit to the Hopi Tribe in Arizona, I announced a $6.6 million investment that will replace the water distribution system at Keams Canyon. For generations, Hopi people have been exposed to groundwater that contains unsafe levels of arsenic – a hazard we are finally addressing.

Before I was Secretary of the Interior, or even a member of Congress, I was an organizer. With signs made on my kitchen floor with poster board and markers, I urged our leaders to act for and invest in Indian Country. With documents signed at the desk of the Secretary of the Interior, we are charting a new course for our communities.

Climate change will affect everyone, so how can U.S. communities adapt and thrive? Colleen Moore and Alexis St. Juliana explore a range of promising responses.

 The Biden-Harris administration today announced the launch of a new Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation program to assist Tribal communities severely impacted by climate-related environmental threats.