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States Vow to Fight Trump’s “Disastrous” Offshore Drilling Plans

As Washington continues to digest the explosive revelations in the book Fire and Fury about the chaotic and dysfunctional White House and whether the President is mentally fit for office, the Trump Administration continues its full-frontal assault on the environment.

Activists Unveil Giant “Crack” in British Museum in Anti-BP Protest

Oil giant BP’s controversial sponsorship of the British Museum was once again put under the spotlight over the weekend, when some 100 activists from the theatre group, “BP or not BP?” protested against the company’s current exhibition: "Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia".

Trump Plans “Illegal” Assault on Sacred Utah National Monuments

Next week, Trump’s attack on First Nations will get worse, when he is due to fly into Utah to make a formal announcement that he will reduce the size of the iconic and sacred Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

“Today was a victory for everyone working to stop Keystone XL”

"Today was a victory for everyone working to stop Keystone XL. TransCanada did not get their preferred route which means years of new review and legal challenges are now on the table"

Fracking in Australia: “It’s not safe, not trusted and not wanted”

The fracking industry is facing mounting opposition in Australia.

Yes, We are in a Fight, But We Will Win

Make no mistake. For those of us working on environmental issues, for social justice, to protect our children, our health, our water, our communities who are on the frontline of fossil fuel extraction, we are in a fight like never before.

US Fracked Gas Hits the UK: But At What Cost?

Soon British consumers will be cooking and heating their homes with American fracked gas for the first time.

A 22 Year Struggle For Justice Against Shell

Sometimes the long, lonely struggle for justice does not take years, but decades. And at long last, four Nigerian women’s search for justice against Shell may be coming to an end.

Dominion’s Deep Reach in Virginia Taints Atlantic Coast Pipeline Approval Process

There is a growing political scandal in Virginia regarding the ubiquitous influence of the state’s largest energy company, Dominion Energy, and it’s raising fundamental questions about the integrity of the governor’s office and state regulators who will decide the fate of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

“Free Speech Crisis” in US with Laws Designed “to Crush” Protests

Since Donald Trump was elected, there has been an assault on the pillars of what many would be considered a free and fair democratic society: the right to protest and the right to free speech.