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Interest in civil disobedience has reached a mini climate tipping point
Non-violent protest for the planet? “Definitely,” say 5 percent of Americans in Yale study.
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Flood survivors urge Congress to change inadequate insurance
A petition argues that the federal government’s current flood insurance policies are ill-equipped for an era of climate crisis.
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An illustrated guide to 2021’s pipeline battles
Keystone, Dakota Access, Line 3: 2021 was a big year for pipelines.
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Indigenous and environmental activists say they were illegally spied on
A lawsuit alleges the Oregon Department of Justice ran a "spy agency."
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Land defenders appear in court after police raids in Wet’suwet’en territory
Arrests by RCMP could allow pipeline to proceed in British Columbia.
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Canada sides with a pipeline, violating Wet’suwet’en laws — and its own
Despite a Supreme Court ruling, Coastal GasLink is on track to be built through unceded land.
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Photos of the furious, sardonic protests surrounding COP26
Protesters dressed as Pikachus, Squid Game guards, and greenwashers to criticize climate talks.
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New York rejects two new gas power plants as ‘inconsistent’ with climate law
The decision marks a milestone in an ongoing debate over the role of natural gas in net-zero plans.
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![Rose Auger, a Cree spiritual elder, opened the summit asking for spiritual union to all participants. With her, left to right: Benjamin Chavis, Jr., Gail Small, Toney Anaya, Syngman Rhee.]()
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The event that changed the environmental justice movement forever
Thirty years later, organizers reflect on the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.
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Native opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows
"Annihilating old growth sagebrush, Indigenous peoples’ medicines, food, and ceremonial grounds for electric vehicles isn’t very climate conscious."
