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Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
The Rover Pipeline spills again, in the same spot where it...
The Rover pipeline alone has more “noncompliance incidents” than any other interstate gas pipeline.
With tribal blessing, Louisiana activist buys land in path of proposed...
“Not only do we now have the blessing of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation to carry on protecting the water on this land, but we also have a growing list of neighbors who are ready to assist in the fight to stop the pipeline.”
Nebraska approves Keystone XL pipeline
Nebraska law barred regulators from considering spills or pipeline safety in its decision-making process, because who cares about the environment anyways, right?
Biggest oil spill since Deepwater Horizon is twice as bad as...
The flow has been contained, but no cause for the ruptured pipe has been determined.
TransCanada may abandon Energy East tar sands pipeline
"Transcanada may abandon its #energyeast pipeline because it doesn't want to confront the climate implications."
Locals and tribes march together to oppose construction of natural gas...
The construction of the Puget Sound Energy facility is already underway in Washington state, and it has locals worried about the health and safety of their community.
Sunoco ordered to suspend drilling on Mariner East 2 pipeline after...
Environmentalists emphasized that while they welcomed the drilling delay, they saw it as no reason for those opposed to the pipeline to become complacent or slow their efforts.
Ranchers fight Keystone XL pipeline by building solar panels in its...
It's one of several creative protests against pipeline companies trying to use eminent domain to take private land. A Nebraska hearing is planned for August.
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How to hold corporations accountable
It’s time to demand that the economic system work for all of us.
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