Category: Eco
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…
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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…
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Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Pipestone Site Rescinded After Tribal Pushback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sustained opposition from Indigenous nations, community groups, and environmental advocates, Minnesota regulators rescinded a controversial permit that would have allowed Magellan Pipeline Company to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near the Pipestone National Monument, a sacred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 from jail 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…
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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…
White Mesa Indigenous Community and Supporters Rally Against Uranium Mill
Salt Lake City, UT — On Friday, October 4, members of the White Mesa Ute community and supporters rallied at the Utah State Capitol against uranium transport and processing on Indigenous lands.
White Mesa Concerned Community and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe co-organized the rally…
Georgia Drops Money Laundering Charges in Cop City RICO Prosecution
Atlanta, GA — Money laundering charges against three Atlanta Solidarity Fund defendants, who are among the 61 people indicted in a sprawling conspiracy lawsuit against Cop City protesters, have been dropped as of Tuesday.
Last year Marlon Kautz, Adele Maclean and Savannah Patterson were indicted…
Rally to Ban Artificial Turf with Toxic PFAS in Philadelphia City Properties
Philadelphia, PA — Several community and environmental groups rallied outside of City Hall Thursday morning to demand the City Council “ban artificial turf installation on city property including parks and recreation centers.” The leading concern is that artificial turf almost always contains toxic PFAS “forever…
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Confronting Climate Change with Direct Action: Hundreds Converge for 44th Annual Earth First! Gathering
Walking up the path to the Kirkridge Retreat Center outside Bangor, Pennsylvania in early July, you may have sensed something was afoot. Cars with license plates from far-flung states lined the driveway and wild-haired twenty-somethings mingled with kids, tweens and adults in their 30s, 40s…
Minneapolis Polluter Smith Foundry Will Cease East Phillips Operation August 15
A century-old metal foundry will close this month, bringing relief to residents after years of pollution concerns. Smith Foundry announced it will cease all operations by August 15. This decision follows a settlement with the EPA and an $80,000 fine.
RNC Protesters Speak on Immigration, LGBT Rights, Climate, Palestine & More
Under sweltering heat, thousands of protesters rallied and marched through the RNC's outer "soft" security zone.
Activists Attempt to Storm Tesla Gigafactory in Germany
Grünheide, Germany — Over a thousand environmental protesters broke through lines of polizei and reached the outside of Tesla’s only European factory on May 10 in an action opposing Tesla’s extreme water usage and planned expansion in the area.
The protest was organized by a…