Articles by Alleen Brown

Alleen Brown is an investigative reporter who covers environmental justice and the ways the climate crisis impacts criminalized populations.

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Loading… The Kill Step By Alleen Brown July 18, 2025

In March 2025, a jury ordered the environmental giant Greenpeace to pay $666 million to the companies behind the Dakota Access pipeline.

The companies argued that Greenpeace was responsible for protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation nearly a decade ago that drew thousands.

But Indigenous leaders, water protectors, activists, and court records agree: Greenpeace played a bit part in the Standing Rock movement, at best.

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10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.

Alleen Brown, Clayton Aldern, & Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs
FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show

Until now, only one other federal informant was known to be in the camps.

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Minnesota judge throws out charges against Line 3 pipeline protesters

Citing a rarely used statute, the court dismissed Line 3 protest charges in the name of climate justice.

Alleen Brown Indigenous Affairs
How Georgia’s organized crime law swept up dozens of nonviolent ‘Cop City’ activists

Despite the serious charges, most of the allegations in the indictment involve nonviolent activities like distributing flyers.

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