Environment

Residents face the threat of disasters, construction noise, and loss of control over their land.

Congressman Don McEachin (D-Va), Bill Mckibben, and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood lead the kickoff rally—participants plunged into rivers, ponds and backyard pools from coast-to-coast.

“Shell’s 'comprehensive carbon management approach’ is yet another proof of the little interest that this polluting company has to reduce its emissions.”

Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often overlooked.

“If you want to get to a net-zero aviation sector, this is a potential way of solving the air pollution part of it, which is significant, and in a way that’s technologically quite viable.”

“[P]olicymakers should look very critically at proposals to expand or otherwise assist the natural gas industry, which has yet to demonstrate that it is capable of contributing positively locally or on a large scale to the states and counties where it is most prevalent.”

“Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell’s oil.”

“It is unacceptable to have this happen in our community. It causes harm to people’s health. It causes harm to bird life, wildlife and marine life.”

“But we will continue to press our case that the Army Corps violated the law and failed to fulfill its responsibilities in granting the permit.”

Poor air quality from burning fossil fuels such as coal and diesel was responsible for more than 8 million deaths in 2018.