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Keystone leaks 383,000 gallons in North Dakota on the same day...
“The Keystone XL pipeline was a bad idea when it was proposed 11 years ago, and it remains a bad idea today.”
2020 Democratic candidates take on “NoKXL Pledge”
So far, ten of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have signed the “NoKXL Pledge” and have promised that on Day One in...
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law that ignores landowners’ property rights, Indigenous...
Despite the flawed state decision, three federal lawsuit challenges to pipeline project continue to proceed.
Controversial Keystone XL pipeline gets green light from Trump
"The #KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline was a bad idea from Day One and it remains a terrible idea today."
KXL Pipeline developer plans to start construction in 2019
The KXL has been at the center of a contentious fight for a decade.
After the Keystone XL approval, here’s what’s next for the climate...
The battle is far from over—and has already transformed the way environmental campaigns are waged.
Resistance that won’t quit: A timeline of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Despite a Trump executive order undoing nearly nine years of defiance, the story of the-pipeline-that-won’t-die isn’t over.
On the day of People’s Climate Marches, the Ponca Tribe begins...
A unique alliance among tribes, ranchers, and other landowners in Nebraska regroups to resist fossil fuel development like the Keystone XL.
Appeals Court Rules Keystone XL South Approval Was Legal, Lifting Cloud...
While Keystone XL South was approved via a controversial Army Corps Nationwide Permit 12 and an accompanying Executive Order from President Barack Obama, the U.S. Appeals Court ruled it was permitted in a lawful manner—a blow to the fight against KXL.
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The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
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Gorsuch shouldn’t be confirmed until we know the person who picked him is cleared...
Neil Gorsuch shouldn’t be confirmed until Trump comes clean.