by Brian Maffly / The Salt Lake Tribune The proposed Uinta Basin Railway cleared its last major regulatory hurdle this week when the U.S. Forest Service dismissed an objection to a right of way it granted across 12 miles of a largely […]
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Conservationists in court bid to halt $16bn Scarborough gas project citing damage to barrier reef
by Adam Morton / The Guardian An environment group has launched a legal bid to halt a $16bn gas development in Western Australia, arguing the effect of its greenhouse gas emissions on the Great Barrier Reef will be significant and should be […]
Continue readingSupreme Court Declines Appeal in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
by Chris Schaino / Unicorn Riot Washington, DC – Today the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal brought by Energy Transfer, the energy giant behind the highly contested Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This means that the existing federal court […]
Continue reading‘We get to breathe’: Chicagoans celebrate as city blocks metal shredder
by Taylor Moore / The Guardian A year after a hunger strike brought national attention to a potentially toxic metal shredder in a majority Latino neighborhood in Chicago, the city has announced it will not issue the final permit necessary for the […]
Continue reading“Huge Win for [some] Gray Wolves” as US Court Restores Endangered Species Act Protections
by Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams While celebrating a U.S. judge’s Thursday decision to restore federal protections that the Trump administration had stripped from the gray wolf, wildlife advocates and experts also demanded action to save wolves that won’t be protected by the legal triumph. Calling the […]
Continue readingFederal Court Deals Blow to “Noxious Fracked Gas” Mountain Valley Pipeline
by Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Climate campaigners celebrated Thursday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit delivered yet another blow to a controversial gas project spanning over 300 miles in Virginia and West Virginia. “At a time when we need to […]
Continue readingEnvironmental Democracy in Ecuador Promotes Anti-Mining Agenda
by Vincent Ricci / Mongabay A court ruling in Ecuador allowing a community referendum on proposed mining projects could embolden communities across the country mounting similar opposition to mines. The ruling in favor of Cuenca, the capital of Azuay province and the […]
Continue readingOct. 13: Day of Action to Demand Mexican Gov’t Stop Paramilitary Attacks on Zapatista & Indigenous Communities
by Chiapas Support Committee Dear friends & supporters of the EZLN and the struggle for autonomy by indigenous communities: The Chiapas Support Committee is inviting you to join us in person on October 13, 2020, at 1:30pm PST at the offices of […]
Continue readingHAPPENING NOW: #ShutDownKKR Day of Action Against Coastal GasLink
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Continue readingStop the Unregulated Wild Release of Genetically Engineered Chestnut Trees
by The Campaign to Stop GE Trees On 18 August the long-awaited public comment period regarding possible deregulation of the genetically engineered (GE) American chestnut tree opened. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving the public until October 19th to comment […]
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