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    Pendleton, Oregon (AP)

    Environmental health specialists at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla say climate change could threaten the health of tribal members by changes made in traditional foods that have grown naturally and wild for centuries

    “Our biggest vulnerabilities are likely to be energy, water and agricultural practices,” said Stuart Harris, director of the confederation’s science and engineering department.

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