The Puyallup tribe and other environmental activists are waging a heroic and determined fight against a disastrous liquid natural gas (LNG) plant at the Port of Tacoma, Wash.
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“Nuestra salud no está a la venta” — Un barrio del sur de Los Ángeles se rebela contra las prácticas racistas de perforación
El descubrimiento del “oro negro” en Los Ángeles en el siglo XIX, dio lugar a un paisaje urbano en el que las plataformas de perforación gigantes proyectan su sombra sobre… Read more »
“Our health is not for sale!” A southern Los Angeles neighborhood stands up to racist drilling practices
The discovery of “black gold” in Los Angeles in the 1800s gave rise to an urban landscape where giant drilling rigs cast long shadows over entire neighborhoods. As the oil… Read more »
A big win for Indian treaty rights — Lummi tribe stops North America’s largest proposed coal port
In May, the Lummi nation won their 5-year battle to stop a massive Gateway Pacific coal export facility proposed for Cherry Point near Anacortes, Wash. The tribe’s environmental leadership and… Read more »
The Standing Rock fight is for all of us
When a security company set dogs on people challenging bulldozers in North Dakota on Sept. 3, the scalding images recalled similar violence against civil rights protesters in Birmingham, Ala., in… Read more »
Standing Rock: Report from the front lines
The cold is settling in but the mood of Standing Rock is warm with solidarity. On Friday, Nov. 18, the International Indigenous Youth Council led a ceremony of 500 water… Read more »
Standing fast at Standing Rock: Water defenders throw a wrench into pipeline process
Indian-led encampments on Standing Rock Sioux territory are digging in for the North Dakota winter. They are determined to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. And they are not alone, as… Read more »
Voices from Standing Rock: Interviews with water protectors on the front lines
Gina Petry of Radical Women and Patrick Burns of the Freedom Socialist Party traveled to Oceti Sakowin camp in November 2016 to cook, carpenter, and interview water protectors. On December… Read more »
Solving climate crisis requires revolution
Warming oceans contribute to the ferocity of hurricanes like Dorian, now approaching Florida. But humanity is not helpless in the face of climate change.
Ecuador: Indigenous Shuar resist corporate mining
The echo of helicopters, enormous trucks removing tons of rock (with gold), military vehicles 24 hours a day, and periodic gunshots — all this has become common to the indigenous… Read more »
