Tag: water protectors
TigerSwan, county sheriff sued over road blockade during Dakota Access Pipeline...
“This road closure was directed only at Water Protectors: residents of Fort Rice were allowed to drive southbound on Highway 1806 as were employees of DAPL.”
Water protectors take action to keep pipeline out of black and...
An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.
Native American water protector becomes first to be sentenced to time...
Seven Native Americans face felony charges, while hundreds of others still face lesser charges for their role in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.
What Standing Rock gave the world
Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.
The bipartisan long con: Russian clickbait, Water Protectors and the movement...
In a case like this one, we have to ask an age old question. Who benefits from these poorly sourced stories that damage nascent social movements?
The pipeline protest before Standing Rock
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights – such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory – got little public notice.
‘Poison’ PR campaign has biased jury pool, say Dakota Access protester’s...
Success “depends 99 percent on the judge.”
Standing Rock lawsuit started a year ago. Here’s where we are...
A recent victory has sent the Army Corps of Engineers back to analyze the environmental justice effects of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Emails show Iraq war PR alums led attempt to discredit Dakota...
Emails show that extent to which Energy Transfer Partners went to hire firms to discredit the Standing Rock water protectors.
Judge’s DAPL ruling, reckless spill record pushes pipeline company’s shares below...
Spills are not the only problem.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s...
Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.