On July 27, the Whatcom County Council became the first local government in the U.S. to amend its land-use law to prohibit new refineries, fossil…
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Colorado Counties Want Oil Firms Held Responsible for Cover-Up
To what extant should oil companies be held responsible for misrepresenting and suppressing evidence of the impacts of their industry on climate change? Some folks…
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VIDEO: A Tragedy Waiting to Happen Under Our Great Lakes
“The world’s largest crude oil transporter has a secret buried deep in the Great Lakes—two aging oil pipelines that transport 23 million gallons of crude…
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: Greenpeaces Sues UK Government
Environmental accountability matters, especially when it comes to our governments. Greenpeace is using environmental information regulation to demand transparency on deep sea mining from UK…
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VERDICT: Dutch Court Prioritizes Planet over Fossil Fuel Profits
Here is some great news for our planet. “This week a Dutch court made history as it ruled that the human right to a livable…
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REPORT: US Military Poisoning Communities Across the Country
It’s one thing for a government to fail to protect its citizens in basic ways. It takes environmental justice concerns to an entirely different level…
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