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Iran demands $1 per barrel of oil passing through Strait of Hormuz and demands it be paid in crypto; Bottom 95% of Coloradans to pay more under Trump tax policies; NM's faith, tribal leaders call foul on Chaco Canyon fast-track drilling; Iran war: North Dakotans urged to weigh pressing humanitarian needs.

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The Public News Service daily newscast April the 9th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

Iran will require ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to pay the cryptocurrency equivalent of $1 per barrel of oil on board during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S., a key figure told the Financial Times.

A spokesperson for Iran's oil, gas, and petrochemical products exporters union said it would cost a dollar a barrel of oil and ships need to email Iranian authorities about what they are carrying.

The Hill notes measures are being put in place to make sure weapons are not carried through the street.

And as folks in Colorado and across the nation scramble to file their income taxes before the April 15 deadline, a new analysis shows the new tax policies under the second Trump administration will negatively impact most Americans while benefiting the wealthy and corporations.

In 2026, the top 20 percent of earners will get a $380 billion tax cut, with $117 billion going to the richest 1 percent alone.

Michael Edlinger with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says in Colorado, the bottom 95 percent of households will pay more in taxes.

The bottom line of the Trump tax policies of 2025 is that middle-income people are going to pay about $850 more in 2026 than if we just continued the tax policies we'd had.

Tax cuts passed under the Republican signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act are projected to add $4.6 trillion to the national debt.

In an effort to reduce that price tag, lawmakers cut $1.2 trillion in spending largely from health care.

Republicans have long argued that allowing Americans to keep more of their earnings will boost the economy which will create more jobs and increase revenues.

I'm Eric Galatas.

And purposeful and underhanded is how New Mexico's faith and tribal leaders described the Trump administration's recent action to overturn protections against oil and gas drilling on culturally significant lands.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been protected by a 10-mile mineral leasing buffer since 2022.

Now, the Bureau of Land Management wants to revoke the Biden-era agreement.

A public comment period is typically 60 days, but was reduced to seven starting April 1st, just as the religious holidays began.

Joey Sanchez with the Alpueblo Council of Governors calls the BLM's proposal and process disrespectful.

This was talked about.

Everybody was involved.

It wasn't just a one-sided discussion.

You know, we would have liked 20 miles, but you have to at least somewhat compromise in the sense of the overall protection, and this is what came to be.

I'm Roz Brown.

Faith and tribal leaders are calling on the Department of the Interior to keep greater Chaco protections in place, extend the public comment period, and hold in-person hearings.

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North Dakota is not immune to higher prices at the gas pump or agricultural expenses tied to the war with Iran.

A humanitarian group says those frustrations are understandable, but in hopes for equal concerns for innocent civilians across the globe.

Our Mike Moen reports.

As the status of ceasefire activity between the U.S. and Iran seemingly changes by the minute, Kate Phillips-Varasa with Mercy Corps joins the chorus of those noting less attention is being paid to attacks in Lebanon.

The organization has a presence there and reports widespread displacement of people and mounting damage to civilian infrastructure.

Elsewhere, she notes rising gas and fertilizer prices are having a serious impact on underdeveloped countries like Somalia and Sudan.

And when those things happen, people who are already living on the edge are oftentimes pushed into really desperate situations.

Phillips Barrasso says Americans wondering how they can help can make donations to relief organizations if they're in a position to do so.

And Gen Z is leading a growing push to hold big tech accountable.

And that movement is taking center stage in Michigan.

Student advocates and influencers joined policymakers this week at East Lansing's Graduate by Hilton for a summit on how social media platforms are designed to keep young users hooked and what can be done about it.

The event called Hard Reset, It's Not You, It's Them, was hosted in partnership with her campus and designed it for us and included a fireside chat with Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Actress and youth advocate Lexi Underwood also spoke at the summit, addressing how young women are often blamed for unwanted advances on social media.

Understand that it is not a reflection of your worth, of your body or your voice.

It is a reflection of systems that weren't designed to protect us and still hasn't learned how to protect us.

Crystal Blair reporting.

Finally, ocean advocates in New England are calling on the Congress to reject proposed funding cuts to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

The White House aims to slash more than a billion dollars from NOAA operations and scientific research programs, which help improve marine zone forecasts and fisheries management.

Sarah Winter-Welan, executive director of the Healthy Ocean Coalition, says coastal communities could lose access to critical weather and climate data.

Not having that information for people who go out on the ocean for their job, their livelihood, could put economies and actual humans at risk.

The White House argues some agency grant programs push agendas harmful to America's fishing industry.

The cuts are part of a broader effort to constrain non-defense spending and boost the Pentagon's budget by more than 40 percent.

I'm Katherine Carley.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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