Category: Eco
Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute Blasts Through Bedrock Without Permits, Threatening the Great Lakes
Washburn, WI — Copper Falls State Park sits on some of Wisconsin’s most ancient bedrock. Enbridge wants to blast through it — and admits it isn’t sure exactly where to. The Line 5 reroute is blasting into the unknown through the Penokee-Gogebic Range, one of…
Latest Cop City Indictment Drags Former RICO Defendants into New Legal Battle
Cobb County, GA — Attorney General Chris Carr has charged three people for a protest that took place nearly four years ago during the movement to stop Cop City in Atlanta. That’s according to a new grand jury indictment announced on April 23, which accuses…
Indigenous Leaders Demand Halt to Enbridge Line 5 Reroute Construction in Wisconsin
Indigenous leaders and water protectors rallied on April 21 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district headquarters in St. Paul to call for an immediate stay on Enbridge Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin.
Glyfada Floods Reveal Greece’s Deep-Rooted Infrastructure Failures and Social Inequality
On January 21, streets in Athens turned into deadly rivers at night, spotlighting infrastructure failures and social inequality.
Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case
Police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 17.
Judge Finds Attorney General Can’t Bring RICO Charges in Cop City Case
Atlanta, GA — A Fulton County judge found Tuesday that Georgia’s attorney general lacked authority to bring racketeering charges against protesters named in the sprawling Cop City RICO case, calling into question the foundation and future of the massive legal effort to criminalize a movement.…
RICO Charge Dropped in ‘Northumberland 2’ Mink Fur Farm Case
Sunbury, PA – Two women from Massachusetts and several dozen supporters from around the country traveled to a small central Pennsylvania town for the first major hearing in a felony case stemming from their arrest last November. The ‘Northumberland 2’ – Celeste Legere and Cara…
Pressure Builds to Protect Manoomin (Wild Rice)
St. Paul, MN — With only 24 hours notice, advocates mostly associated with Rise and Repair Alliance packed the hearing room for the fourth time at the Minnesota Senate Building on May 1, 2025. Activists have been showing up to meetings since the start of…
Rise and Repair Alliance Advocates for Wild Rice Protection Act
Saint Paul, MN — Urging Minnesota legislators to adopt bills related to environmental conservation at the start of a new legislative session, the Rise and Repair Alliance gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol on January 14, 2025. For many activists present, the main focus was…
Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Pipestone Site Rescinded After Tribal Pushback
St. Paul, MN — Following sustained opposition from Indigenous nations, community groups, and environmental advocates, Minnesota regulators rescinded a controversial permit that would have allowed Magellan Pipeline Company to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument, a sacred resource to tribes conducting ceremony.…
Parents of Forest Defender Killed by Police File Civil Rights Lawsuit
DeKalb County, GA – The parents of slain forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against three Georgia law enforcement officers they say are most responsible for the death of their child in January 2023.
Nearly two years after police…
‘Little choice but to accept a bad deal’: Developing Countries and Activists Dismissed at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan — The 29th Conference of the Parties, the world’s biggest climate conference, took place in Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22, and left developing countries and grassroots activists feeling dismissed. The conference ended with wealthier polluting nations agreeing to give developing countries $300…
‘Northumberland 2’ Free on Bail After Alleged Mink Release in PA Felony Case
Northumberland County, PA — Two women from Massachusetts were freed on bail last week after the alleged October 19 release of over 600 mink from the Richard H. Stahl & Sons, Inc. fur farm near Sunbury, off Pennsylvania State Route 890. State prosecutors charged Celeste…
Indigenous Spiritual Walk in Utah Protests Last Conventional Uranium Mill
White Mesa, UT — The White Mesa Mill was built in 1979 with plans to process uranium ore for 15 years. With the facility now well past its initial operational lifespan, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, other Indigenous tribes and allies continue their call for…
