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Wishing everyone a safe new year. Remember our accomplishments, but be ready to continue to stand up to the impasse in DC until we can change things. That does mean voting, and doing so responsibly. It also means doing whatever we can to protect each other from the monstrosity still attempting to control our lives. It won't be forever. Still we have to stand strong, and try to stop this machine at every step it takes. Federal decide says lawsuit over Trump's Keystone XL pipeline approval can go forward Both political parties see Nebraska's 2nd District as key in battle to control House These 16 major environmental protections were cut in 2017

Trump Administration Repeals Obama Rule Designed to Make Fracking Safer New Grand Staircase-Escalante Proposal Would Further Harm the Region 50 Ways 100% Clean Energy Won In 2017 In case you missed them, here are some cool environmental stories from 2017  (links included at the end of each article included) US to Reverse Offshore Drilling Regulations, Leaving the Environment Vulnerable The reason I’m suing Donald Trump How an artifact from Standing Rock protest made its way to American Indian Museum Op-ed: Why I stand with Rep. Curtis' national monument legislation

Why TransCanada doesn’t talk much about Keystone XL these days Enbridge Dealt New Setback After Judge Pushes Back Decision on Line 3 Pipeline APTN News A Year in Photos Pipeline projects move ahead to tackle rising Texas shale output Fighting Fossil Fuels in New York: What to Expect in 2018 Posted after 7:50 pm pdt  DAPL cases could close in 2018 A focus on ‘environmental racism’

The Fight in Texas is the Fight for our World OPEC intrigue and rising gasoline prices will ensure 2018 isn't boring Ice will return but extinctions can't be reversed. We must act now Eco-terrorist attacks on energy infrastructure on tap for 2018 What's Everyone Doing For New Year's Eve Then? Posted after 6:P20 pm pdt Via @stateimpactpa: Energy in 2017: Regulatory rollback and environmentalist angst  Nine Reasons to Be Optimistic About Climate Change in 2018 Pipeline abandonment emerges as key issue in Grand Rapids 20 Photos: My Seven Months of Living at Standing Rock

The most consequential environmental stories of 2017 When Companies Deny Climate Science, Their Workers Pay Prosecutors can cite alleged threats in Dakota Access trial Pipelines protests will likely heat up in 2018 Battle over ethics law among South Dakota’s top ’17 stories 6 Ways Trump Frustrated Native Americans In 2017 Prosecutors can cite alleged threats from Denver woman arrested during oil pipeline protests Vive la résistance: 10 ways people stood up for the planet in 2017 2017 Rollback of Obama-Era Energy Rules Expected to Continue Into New Year Vive la résistance: 10 ways people stood up for the planet in 2017 Was 2017 the Beginning of the End of Social Injustice in America? 

Reed College Rejects Student Demands to Cut Ties With Wells Fargo The Top 8 Energy Stories For 2018: Are Cities, States And Companies More Consequential Than Trump? via @forbes Bardwell: Reject the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Community Voices: We need to fight for our land FERC, Which Rejected 2 Gas Pipelines Out of 400 Since 1999, to Review Approval Policy Pipeline crews cutting trees, preparing construction sites in northern Ohio  Via @stateimpactpa: Top 10 things you need to know about Mariner East 2  Tribune Editorial: Why Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year, via @sltrib Posted after 5:15 pm pdt Trump to slash safety regulations put in place after nation's worst environmental disaster

What Happens When Oil Sands Pipelines Spill?  Alberta renewable revolution begins with launch of largest solar project in Western Canada   Brain drain at the EPA Meet the Lawyer Trying to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change Atlantic Coast Pipeline wants to start cutting down trees From hotumn to meatmares: The words that defined our planet this year Why a team name is more than a (racist) word  Trump Administration’s Slow But Sure Energy Dominance Agenda Canada agrees to monitor oil sands impact

‘Water Is Life’ Camp Resist Energy Transfer Partners Louisiana Bayou Bridge Pipeline Pipeline is  a time bomb. 2017 in court: Regulations, pipelines and public lands Nebraska Sticks to Keystone XL Decision Attorney for landowners against Keystone XL pipeline call decision 'best possible outcome' Future of Keystone XL pipeline becomes more muddled after PSC denies revisions Tribal Existence and Land (Part 1) video - NARF interview Posted after 5:15 pm pdt What we missed when the world's eyes fell on Standing Rock | openDemocracy  No, Republicans Will Not Be Able to Sell their Tax Bill to the Public The Top 15 Protest Signs I Saw in 2017 On the way to Wounded Knee | Timber Lake Topic (subscription)

The criminalization of environmental protest in Trump's America Future of Keystone XL pipeline becomes more muddled after PSC denies revisions Nebraska regulators deny TransCanada request on Keystone XL route Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase Renew Oil Sands Line of Credit Despite Divestment Push  Residents hold pipeline vigils outside State House  Big crowd leads to continuance of natural-gas pipeline hearing in Hancock Look at what the bank is really doing -  US Bank Declares End to Oil and Gas Pipeline Loans—Then Quietly Joins $4B Deal with Dakota Access Owner 5 Environmental Triumphs Over Trump in 2017 Posted after 5:15 pm pdt Pipeline Project Continues to Dominate News in North Dakota | North Dakota News | US News Town may ban pipeline forever The Far-Right Campaign to Destroy Our National Monuments via @thenation Watch “Last Stand (Trailer) - The Vanishing Caribou Rainforest” on #Vimeo 

If you haven't yet had the chance to join the promise to protect, you can go here and do so. For the coming 7th generation. Nebraska regulators deny TransCanada request on Keystone XL route Nebraska panel denies request to amend Keystone XL ruling TransCanada request to amend KXL application denied by Nebraska regulators JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo Double Down on Support for Dirty Tar Sands Pipelines Daily on Energy: Coal giant shakes up business groups over climate change Pipeline opponents in Virginia cast circle around state capitol Attorney for landowners against Keystone XL pipeline call decision 'best possible outcome' Court overturns BC Oil and Gas Commission pipeline approval Posted after 7:10 pm pdt Nebraska regulators deny TransCanada request on Keystone XL route The 26,000 tons of radioactive waste under Lake Powell  Lawsuits challenge Trump’s trim of Utah monuments Would the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Be the Job Creator Its TV Ads Claim...

The value of Bears Ears is cultural Threats to Bears Ears and other Indigenous sacred sites are a violation of human rights Sioux leader: Trump is the new face of US exploitation @AJEnglish  KIPCOR film to highlight Standing Rock  State police file 3 citations after trespassing incident at pipeline work site in Martic Twp. Tiny House Warriors Build Community on Pipeline-Threatened Land Posted after 6 pm pdt With Tribal Blessing, Louisiana Activist Buys Land in Path of Proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline

Richards: National Monument Shrinking Undermines Native Voices Memories of Thanksgiving at Standing Rock | The Stewardship Report More than $600,000 spent on police gear for Dakota Access pipeline protest Descent Into Plutocracy - Letter Corporations finally taking up global warming fight  AP: More than $600,000 spent on police gear for pipeline protests Bayou Bridge Pipeline protesters gather in prayer ahead of groundbreaking “Green Antifa?” Is This a Bad Joke or a Smear Campaign Against Anti-Pipeline Activists?

Joint Statement / Response on Approval of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline La governor's and sheriff's offices sued over pipeline records  Enraged Opponents Vow Nonviolent Resistance After Louisiana Pipeline Approved In Seward County, living with one pipeline, bracing for another Atlantic Coast pipeline receives Virginia National Park approval Would the Atlantic Coast Pipeline be the job creator its TV ads claim? The EPA tries to turn a blind eye to carbon emissions. The courts can stop it. The Last Leg of the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Nearing Construction What Else Happened? Job Market Discrimination and Tiny House Activism  (podcast - the beginning, 3 minutes or so, articles referenced linked at the end) Cashing Out From the Climate Casino (McKibben) Pipeline opponents adjust strategy Oil pipeline's permit approval reignites debate  Oil-sands glut set to worsen as output exceeds pipeline space

Please consider supporting no uranium mining at the Grand Canyon. Besides the recent decision no new mines, this article suggests otherwise, Grand Canyon Uranium Ban Stands, But Canyon Mine Moves Ahead , and there is a petition you can sign to support banning uranium mining in the Grand Canyon area, something that threatens our health, our clean water.  MUST-SEE VIDEO: 5 Threats Today to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante After Trump's Decision  Support is also needed to help the different orgs suing the current administration over DJT's attempts to cut the size of National Monuments, so if you can, please consider a year-end donation. Hope Trumps Nope: A Blueprint for Resistance Anti-pipeline Group Goes Back to Work Against Keystone XL Pipeline companies unhappy with tax reform, and running out of time Dakota Access developer, publication argue over lawsuit Standing Rock, Hanukkah, and miracles of resistance against tyranny Keystone XL hearings: TransCa...

Uranium mill pressed Trump officials for Bears Ears reductions, records show, via @sltrib Bears Ears monument downsized, tribes file lawsuit | Navajo-Hopi Observer | Navajo & Hopi Nations, AZ ----------------------------- Court upholds Obama-era ban on new Grand Canyon uranium mines The Keystone XL pipeline gets a victory, but with a question mark Landowners looking for information on pipeline route As Global Divestment Movement Gains Momentum, World Bank Will Stop Funding Oil and Gas Projects  'This. Is. Big.': After Years of Pressure, World Bank to Drastically Curb Funding of Fossil Fuels State water board takes unexpected step that could delay gas pipeline project  Following Keystone Pipeline Spill, Judge Orders to Prepare Oil Spill Response Plan for Dakota Access Pipeline City of LA has 800 Wells Fargo accounts. It could drop that number to zero. A Cop Lied to Get a Portland Activist to Stop Filming Video as Evidence: A Wecopwatch primer to Film...

Bears Ears is Sacred to Native Tribes, But Trump Just Put It At Major Risk 'No shame': how the Trump administration granted big oil's wishlist Can the White House overrule states on pipeline permits? Trump thinks so Student protesters beg Colin Kaepernick for support as they face punishment When big companies sue just to silence you through enormous legal fees Major financial institutions rebuke the Trump agenda, announce big steps away from fossil fuels If you see something, say something Insurance giant Axa dumps investments in tar sands pipelines Pipeline troubles aren't just hitting oil prices now -- they're hinting at the future Federal judge again denies South Portland's plea to dismiss pipeline company's lawsuit State board approves water certification for Dominion's pipeline, but with a caveat opponents say will buy more time Construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline could soon begin; opponents push for more studies Evidence h...

Concerns About Safety Of Pipeline Weights Raised By Regulators Investigating Recent Keystone Oil Spill Life with NDP: You pay more; you get less Michigan panel to discuss future of underwater oil pipelines State hires 2 pipeline experts as part of Enbridge study team Virginia board approves first of two pipeline projects despite fervent opposition Here We Go Again…Heavy Police Presence for Meeting on Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Phillips 66, Enbridge team up on massive Permian pipeline Posted after 7 pm pdt An activist stands accused of firing a gun at Standing Rock. It belonged to her lover — an FBI informant Analysis | Trump is being sued to stop him from shrinking Bears Ears national monument by 85 percent. Who will win? Indigenous People are Deploying Drones to Preserve Land and Traditions - The Crux Jane Fonda Thought She'd Be Gardening When She Was 80, Instead She's Protesting | W Magazine Alaska Water Wars SLAPP Lawsuits: The Biggest Public ...

Late start today. Very little on a Sunday. Robert Reich: We must resist this pernicious legal assault on the Resistance  DT's ignorance revealed again -  ‘He’s not good for tribes’ — from Keystone to Bears Ears, Trump is alienating Native Americans , via @sltrib Oil spill proves negligence What is the Rover Pipeline  (subscription) Rover in Review: Ohio EPA, environmentalists look back on year of Rover construction   (subscription)

Resident next to Eagle Nest alleges Paid Eagle Expert is Lying Despicable!  Court allows CPV pipeline work to begin  Petition - NYS DEC Must Rescind Permits for Eastern System Upgrade - Sign here Protesters question eagle nesting safety as Millennium clears land Court refused to extend stay on construction of Millennium pipeline lateral to CPV ALEC, a Koch-backed business group, splinters in a bitter climate-change dispute Keystone XL Pipeline – a potentially dangerous venture Group plans opposition to Keystone XL’s latest route Keystone is Anti-hydrocarbon Zealotry in Microcosm  Officials have more work to do on Enbridge pipeline review ND pipeline protester charged with firing gun at officers will have hearing resume Monday You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie review – a poet and novelist’s memoir Posted after 5:30 pm pdt Officials have more work ahead on Enbridge pipeline review Donald Trump rallies for Roy Moore in Pensacola ...

Water Protectors and Environmental Groups Disrupt “Wells Fargo Investment Thought Leadership Forum” Demanding Banks Defund Keystone XL Pipeline Keystone spill adds to the reasons against expansion Trump officials examining states' authority in pipeline delays Federal Court Orders Corps Of Engineers & DAPL To Upgrade Monitoring Following Keystone XL Spill TransCanada holding 3 public meetings for landowners affected by pipeline expansion route Canada’s Desjardins not scratching pipeline loans after all Is weak spill data making oil and gas pipelines less safe? Officials Have More Work Ahead on Enbridge Pipeline Review | Wisconsin News | US News Pipeline protesters attempt to shut down Detroit Lakes bank | The Fergus Falls Daily Journal Suppression hearing underway for Red Fawn Fallis Indigenous social movements: journalism versus activism in times of resistance | openDemocracy  Virginia board approves first of two pipeline projects despite...

What Native Americans Stand to Lose If Trump Opens Up Public Lands for Business Louisiana environmental groups target Bayou Bridge pipeline records Trump officials examining states' authority in pipeline delays Make America Great Again—Trump Must Go! #45 Sustainability Column: The Fate of the Alaskan Arctic Can Tiny Houses Halt the Expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline? Canada Engaged in Widespread Surveillance of Its Indigenous Communities Not All Monuments are Created Equal as Trump Allows Mining and Drilling on Native Land and Burial Grounds Get the pipelines out of the Straits No injuries reported in Enterprise pipeline explosion near Loving Vast Yukon Wilderness Protected in Ruling for Native Tribes 'We're fighting for our way of life': Republican tax bill presents grave threat to Alaska's tribal groups Something to bookmark, House Natural Resources Committee/Grijalva Posted after 6:45 pm pdt DivestKenyon clashes with the Board of ...

More lies from our government:  Zinke defends monument reductions, supports Badger-Two Medicine Zinke backs shrinking more national monuments and shifting management of 10 How Trump’s Dismemberment of Bears Ears Was Driven by Racism, Grave Robbery and Mormon Beliefs ------------------------- TransCanada officials invite landowners to meetings Court Orders Audit, and Monitoring of Dakota Access Pipeline Following Latest Spill Energy Transfer Partners’ Ham-Handed Attempt to Sue Earth First Movement Game of the Year 2017: #8 Horizon Zero Dawn Reading: Water Control Board Begins Pipeline Hearings WV MetroNews – Landowners want dismissal of Mountain Valley Pipeline property case  Area of Protected Land Larger Than California at Risk from Drilling under Trump Energy Transfer Partners’ Ham-Handed Attempt to Sue Earth First Movement Posted after 5:30 pm pdt Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Response Plan, with Tribe's Input  Dakota Access Pipeli...

If you don't already know -  Trump shrinks national monuments in largest reduction in history. Here's how groups are fighting back. - NationofChange Native American Tribes Join to File Historic Lawsuit Against Trump's Attack on Bears Ears National Monument Trump’s Dismemberment of Bears Ears National Monument: Perspective From Indigenous Scholars  -------------------------- The fight against Keystone XL hasn’t come cheap for Nebraska landowners Oil pipelines pursue a path of turmoil Court Orders Monitoring Of Dakota Access Pipeline After Keystone XL Spill Leaked PowerPoint reveals the gas industry’s playbook for waging pipeline fights Daily on Energy: Trump faces climate court challenge from kids Cultures aren’t punch lines Multibillion-dollar oil-by-rail plan aims for Alaska  Federal Court Orders Greater Oversight of Dakota Access Pipeline Looks like someone needs some competent lawyers -  Trump Lawyers Attempt to Sue an Environmental Philos...

RE: Bears Ears today Resist Trump's Attacks on Our National Monuments Trump just made a move to shrink two UT Nat'l Monuments. We'll see him in court. #MonumentsforAll Latest: Representatives from the Navajo, Ute and Hopi tribes respond to President Donald Trump’s monument order , via @sltrib (video response) Navajo Leader slams Trump for grabbing Native American land after insulting war heroes (note the video - MSNBC) Trump's Proclamation Shrinking Bears Ears Will Hurt All of Us ------------ U.S. regulator raises concerns about weights on energy pipelines Pipeline is a danger. George Weeks: Michigan long-timers Dingell and Conyers Judge orders monitoring, audit of Dakota Access pipeline Tribes' request for spill response plan at Dakota Access pipeline granted U.S. judge orders oil-spill response plan for Dakota Access Pipeline From Earthjustice -  Citing Recent Keystone Spill, Federal Court Orders Additional Measures to Reduce Spill Risks ...