Burst Pipeline Sprays Crude Oil Into Ecuadorian Amazon

by Julia Conley / Common Dreams Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador on Sunday pointed to a pipeline rupture in the Amazon rainforest as “the exact reason why we oppose oil extraction” as the pipeline operator temporarily halted pumping crude oil. A pipeline constructed […]

How an anti-trans group split the fight against a lithium mine

by Jael Holzman/E&E News OROVADA, Nev. — Max Wilbert, standing on a hill overlooking a wide plain of brush and farmland, walks over to a black banner that’s grabbed a lot of media attention. In blood-red letters, the banner reads, “Lithium Lies.” […]

Proposed Alaska Gold Mine Worries Area Tribes

by Joaqlin Estus / Indian Country Today Two Alaska Native corporations are working to develop what would be one of the world’s largest gold mines while some of their shareholders oppose it and more than a dozen area tribes have joined in […]

Serbia: Activists block roads to protest lithium mine

From Deutsche Welle   Protesters blocked major roads in Serbia on Sunday and demanded the government cancel plans to build a lithium mine in the west of the country. The main north-south highway that passes through the capital, Belgrade, was targeted by environmental protection […]

Activist Pressure Pauses Newark Fracked Gas Project

by Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Faced with strident opposition from community and climate activists, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday intervened to stop a vote on a controversial fracked gas power plant in Newark pending further review of the project’s environmental […]