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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![Torn paper reveals protesters with sign:]()
How an energy giant helped law enforcement quell the Standing Rock protests
New documents show Energy Transfer spent big on police gear and worked with a cadre of spin doctors to fight an information war against protesters.
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![Collage of hand holding magnifying glass with image of DAPL protest in center]()
![Collage of hand holding magnifying glass with image of DAPL protest in center]()
After infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan pitched its ‘counterinsurgency’ playbook to other oil companies
More than 50,000 pages of newly released documents detail how the security firm targeted pipeline opponents and tried to profit off its surveillance tactics.
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![A view down a prison corridor, showing bars and cell doors.]()
![A view down a prison corridor, showing bars and cell doors.]()
Study: Extreme heat is driving deaths in US prisons
New research makes clear the link between climate change and prison mortality.
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![Police in riot gear arrest environmental activists at the Line 3 pipeline pumping station near the Itasca State Park, Minnesota on June 7, 2021.]()
![Police in riot gear arrest environmental activists at the Line 3 pipeline pumping station near the Itasca State Park, Minnesota on June 7, 2021.]()
Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests
From riot gear to PR to Dairy Queen, records detail every expense Enbridge reimbursed after the Line 3 protests.
