Indigenous communities march for justice a year on from devastating Amazon oil spill
“Together with the communities we will continue to fight and pursue all legal options nationally and internationally because the rights of 27,000 Kichwa people and the rights of nature have been clearly violated."
Energy Transfer to increase volume of oil transported per day, still lacks federal permit
“Now with increased capacity, the threat to our health and drinking water supply has only grown. We look to the Biden administration to take action.”
US Judge orders stretch of Enbridge Line 5 shut down on tribal land
"But for the theft of Indigenous lands," said environmental activist and attorney Steven Donziger, "this pipeline would not even exist."
Young climate leaders conclude mock COP26 with calls for green recovery, recognition of ecocide
"Mock COP26 sends a strong message to world leaders that young people can coordinate global negotiations and we have the solutions."
Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks
The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.
Louisiana joins compact which brought out-of-state cops to Dakota Access protests
“It just seems that opposition to this pipeline is not reasonably based upon legitimate environmental concerns.”
WMO says this decade has been the hottest ever recorded
The world’s top climate scientists have praised WMO for communicating the urgency of the crisis and encourages lawmakers to take the report seriously.
Northwest climate activists fight a new front in the movement to stop fossil fuels
Climate groups and Indigenous nations are working to add the GTN Xpress pipeline expansion to a long list of defeated fossil fuel transportation projects in the Northwest.
‘Climate change’ removed from FEMA’s strategic plan
"Scientific evidence indicates that the climate is changing and significant economic, social, and environmental consequences can be expected as a result."
Persistent ice melt in Greenland even in winter, new study confirms
The persistent year-round runoff even in the coldest months is the "the greatest contributor to sea level rise."