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STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/31/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The death of Trans Mountain pipeline signals future of Indigenous rights: Chiefs After Federal Court quashes Trans Mountain, Rachel Notley pulls out of national climate plan | CBC News If foes could beat Trans Mountain, why not Dakota Access  (E & E News) Trump admin rejects environmental concerns over Dakota Access pipeline  ‘Victory for Indigenous Communities Everywhere’: Trans Mountain Pipeline Halted After Canadian Court Overturns Approval Standing Rock protests landed Providence woman in jail, and gave her a new purpose  Emvpanyv: One who tells the story Tribe to use Kyrie Irving donation for youth programs Protect the Protest Task Force Launches With A Promise: An Attack On One Is An Attack On All Pipeline project partially suspended after drilling mud discharged into local waterway  Fond du Lac agree to let Enbridge's new pipeline cross its reservation Cedar Falls woman to join 90-mile march against Dakota Access Pipeline Alberta p...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/30/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trans Mountain pipeline approval quashed by court Canadian court quashes government approval of oil pipeline to Pacific coast Can climate activists and the energy industry compromise? Bemidji Line 3 pipeline protest indicates renewed opposition after regulatory approval Federal Court Voids Trans Mountain Pipeline Approvals Q-C residents join 90-mile march against pipeline Environmental groups fight back against corporate lawsuits - constructconnect.com The fight to save clean water on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation Atlantic Sunrise pipeline could begin moving gas Sept. 10; final landscaping delayed by storms FERC staff authorizes construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline via @UtilityDive Stunning Victory for Indigenous Nations as Canada Halts Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Trudeau’s rivals hammer him from both sides over Trans Mountain ruling First Nations Celebrate Win Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Court quashes Trudeau’s approval of Trans M...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/29/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Take Action to Protect Bears Ears - Sept. 10 Deadline - Native American Rights Fund In Virginia, governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines 2 Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters lose appeals Lakota People’s Law Project Pens Problematic Open Letter Asking Trump to Protect Water Protectors  Judge dismisses complaint from injured DAPL protester Work on Mountain Valley Pipeline allowed to resume Pipeline protest underway in downtown Bemidji San Juan National Forest Seeking Input on Northern Extension Pipeline  B.C. First Nations group stand firm on Trans Mountain pipeline before vote Virginia governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines FERC says stalled project can restart construction (complete E & E News article without subscription)  ​Construction officially underway on Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion  (via JWNenergy.com) After years of drought, Colorado water bosses face uncertainty Court decision could determine Tra...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/28/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Arguments in Keystone XL case pushed back to November Dems poised to elect "fighter" on the environment Florida primary for governor an election Trump is watching Dakota Access protester hurt by blast loses bid to retrieve seized items from FBI Barbed Wire and Redrock at Bears Ears National Monument Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Are Moonlighting For A Controversial Pipeline Company

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/25-8.26/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Tom Carper touts his environmental record, but a closer look suggests it's not so clean  by @katearonoff One down, two up 3 'Mama Bears' busted during pipeline rally in Delco  Judge Rules in Favor of Maine City in Pipeline Lawsuit | Maine News | US News Ballot Measure 1 threatens pipeline operations, Alaska’s environment 10-year old Apache boy writes children's book about his experience at Standing Rock | CBC News  B.C. shaved $12,000 off environmental fines for Teck mining pollution 8/26 Court Cases Against Kinder Morgan Update 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/24/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

How to beat a pipeline Could NEPA Changes Silence Public Voices on Federal Projects?  Judge rules Dakota Access developer can’t sue Earth First Pipeline Protest Arrests Raise Questions About Controversial Louisiana Law  All-volunteer groups patrol construction of gas pipeline projects in Virginia, North Carolina Rover Pipeline's Pennsylvania branch gets approval These seven contractors will build the Trans Mountain Expansion  (via JWNenergy.com) Rover Pipeline receives federal approval for full service This is what pipelines do - never an if but a when -  Pipeline leak leads to Exuma oil spill, Shell says Canadian Supreme Court Rejects BC City’s Bid to Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline Posted after 6:24 pm pdt Anti-DAPL protestors to march through Story, Boone counties next month  Judge rules Dakota Access developer can't sue Earth First

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/23/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

How Energy Companies and Allies Are Turning the Law Against Protesters  TransCanada seeks eminent domain for KXL line  Environmentalists Demand Feds Stop Hogan-Backed Pipeline  Mel Gurtov: Another week under Trumpocracy  Lawsuit dismissed against second defendant in Energy Transfer lawsuit Celtics' Kyrie Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribe Meet the 19th Annual Brower Youth Award Winners Trump’s attacks on public lands could help Democrats out West The EPA’s coal plan is a ripoff for Americans, according to the EPA Advocates: Harsh new anti-protest laws restrict freedom of speech  Utah asks agency to resume permitting for pipeline project , via @sltrib Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Burnaby's case against Trans Mountain pipeline Posted after 6:38 pm pdt Standing Rock Veterans Lead Fight to Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Keystone XL Pipeline Faces Yet Another Challenge

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/22/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Virginia regulators consider revoking permits for two major gas pipelines, but settle for stricter enforcement Harsh new anti-protest laws restrict freedom of speech, advocates say North Dakota drops felony charges against Standing Rock protestor Recent arrests under new anti-protest law spotlight risks that off-duty cops pose to pipeline opponents   by @AlleenBrown @willparrishca Use of eminent domain for pipeline still questioned Take Liturgy to the Street, the Pipeline, and the Tracks Listen:  The Cohen Manafort guilty verdicts and what it means for Trump; Plus the EPA rolls back the Clean Power Plan, opening new doors for massive carbon pollution California moving to block federal off-shore oil leases at the pipeline FERC Allows Work to Continue on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cuomo banned fracking. But is he still vulnerable on natural gas pipelines?  Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents Employ Direct Action to Block Construction Second Solar Power Plant ...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/21/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Pam's Points: Courts give us needed environmental victories Keystone XL pipeline company sees no delay from court-ordered study, moves to condemn S.D. land Tribally owned solar power plant beats skeptics, odds on Navajo Nation Trump’s Clean Power Plan replacement could increase emissions Federal officials pledge readiness for pipeline spills These Giant Portraits Will Stand in the Path of Trans Mountain Pipeline Enbridge will release info on pipeline damage, VP says Graham Thomson: Alberta's only NDP MP says Trans Mountain pipeline 'not the priority issue' with her voters Activists Have A New Strategy To Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights Posted after 6:10 pm pdt DAPL protester Chase Iron Eyes signs plea agreement Dakota Access protester reaches plea deal in riot case Protesters set up camp near Line 5  Indigenous Elders Block Kinder Morgan Construction for Hours, Face 14 Days in Jail  Keystone XL company moves to condemn land Oil and w...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/19-8/20/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Video: Water Protectors Are Not Terrorists Tell @SecPompeo and the @StateDept to stop #KeystoneXL once and for all! In CA? Please take this action -  ACTION ALERT: Urge Gov Brown to protect CA’s wild rivers  The Baptists and the yogis join to fight a pipeline Trump on losing end of court rulings on environmental agenda U.S. Court Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Construction by Ordering Environmental Review  Keystone XL moves to condemn private land in Harding County for pipeline U.S. Sen. Gary Peters to host hearing on Line 5 oil pipeline A Pipeline Update: Where Things Stand Now Regulators allow company to flare up to 1 million cubic feet of gas per day in the Powder River Basin Zinke blames ‘environmental terrorists’ for wildfires. What the hell does that mean? Zinke caught red-handed trying to sell off public lands Posted after 6:05 pm pdt Exclusive: Protesters take to the sky to fight Bayou Bridge Pipeline Local metal-workers first film accepted...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/17/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

All the Battles Being Waged Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Are Following a Single Strategy The Fracking Industry Is Cannibalizing Its Own Production, Increasing Spill Risks Fracking Wastewater Spikes 1,440% in Half Decade, Adding to Dry Regions’ Water Woes Water Use in Fracking Soars — Exceeding Rise in Fossil Fuels Produced, Study Says  The Art of Protecting Water Water Protectors Charged With Felonies Under Louisiana’s Anti-Protest Law US Judge Orders Review Of TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline Route  Lawsuit filed over pipeline explosion death Keystone XL faces fresh setback after judge orders full environmental review of revised route Native American Ag Fund from Keepseagle case launched Fracking is destroying U.S. water supply, warns shocking new study  Keystone XL Pipeline Hit with New Delay: Judge Orders Environmental Review  Keystone XL pipeline faces new setback in U.S. as Line 3 and Trans Mountain mark milestones Court Orders ...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/16/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

A coal company and the interior teamed up to save a power plant The Dakota Access Pipeline Wants to Ship Even More Oil Across Tribal Lands Fracking Uses a Lot More Water Than It Did 5 Years Ago Risk of water shortages as usage for fracking has risen by 800% in the US Karp: Governor, why aren’t you with us on the pipeline issue? The Keystone XL oil pipeline has been sent back for a new environmental review Trump's not-so simple math Colby Cosh: Notley vs. Singh: the tale of the internecine New Democratic tape More in-depth regarding courts decision - Court orders Trump admin to study new route's impacts Seems they're not entertaining the opposite where this project becomes dead in the water -  Trans Canada's Keystone XL oil pipeline sees new court setback, maybe delay Q2 2019 construction start The Art of Protecting Water “Aerial Art Action” Demands End to Planned Oil Drilling in Portugal Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Ne...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/15/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities Agency pushes FERC on tribal consultation, cultural sites U.S. Sen. Gary Peters to host hearing on Line 5 oil pipeline Pipeline opponents warn of economic harm Time to Step Up Pressure Against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines Seeing Red? Think Blue Federal Court Rules State Dept. Must Conduct Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Nebraska Utah Tribal Leaders Ask BLM to Halt Planning for Bears Ears Agency pushes FERC on tribal consultation, cultural sites

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/14/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Energy Transfer CEO considers Dakota Access expansion Marlboro Native American Music Series Focuses on Water Rights TransCanada Pipeline Explodes in West Virginia YAY!  Chevron Must Pay for Environmental Damage in Ecuador, Court Rules Man spreads message that pipelines will hurt Va. economy  Eminent domain to be challenged?  These families are at the mercy of pipeline companies that want to build across their backyards Natural resources minister talks LNG, pipelines in Prince George next week Pressure mounts on Northam to oppose Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline Racial Justice Groups Enjoy Tenuous Victory in Halting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction Fort Chipewyan elder disagrees with her Chief supporting pipelines  (listen to elder Alice Rigney on the SoundCloud included) Full-Time Work: North Dakota Pipeline Protesters Are Now Protesting In Michigan

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/12-8/13/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Standing Rock protesters now protesting Line 5 pipeline Despite some legal hurdles, W.Va. pipeline projects move forward A federal job guarantee is popular. Policies to slash climate pollution are even more popular. What if Democrats combined the two? Activists get big victories in fight against Appalachia pipelines Pipeline Hold-Ups and Farming While Black  (a great listen as well as article) FERC Deadlocked After Powelson Departure, Pipeline Approvals Likely to Slow  Native American Farmer Trust Fund Established but Falls Far Short of Need

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/11/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

North Dakota Case Highlights Civil Asset Forfeiture | North Dakota News | US News Federal agency halts all work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline after judges revoke permits UPDATE: FERC gives partial approval to Mountain Valley Pipeline stabilization plan Regulators halt pipeline work until Blue Ridge Parkway right-of-way, wildlife protection resolved  or so they say Pipeline plan needs to be stopped - The Advocate-Messenger | The Advocate-Messenger Judge approves eviction of protesters from camp near pipeline construction site 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/10/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trump Moves to Open 1.6 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Fracking Long-Term Risks of GE Trees Remain Unanswered Examined: Indigenous Resistance To Major Oil Pipelines Locals and activists fight to stop a Louisiana pipeline that the operator insists most people want The Latest Pipeline Battle Is Ramping Up in New York via @thenation FERC official's comments spotlight pipeline cyber risk Utah Records Committee orders Mike Noel’s agency to provide Lake Powell Pipeline records to public What happens when a pipeline runs afoul of government rules? Authorities change the rules. 4 tribes appeal Enbridge approval to Minnesota appeals court Regulators change the rules to ease pipeline approval

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/9/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Tsilhqot’in call on NDP to pull last-gasp mine permit issued by BC Liberals  Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion Oil Pipeline is Threatening Indigenous Peoples' Land  Line 3 oil pipeline opponents file appeal following approval Group worried UT Rep. benefits from Lake Powell Pipeline Atlantic Coast Pipeline Hits New Roadblock Resistance to Southeast Pipelines Gains  Momentum  @Sierra_Magazine

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/8/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The resource B.C. is piping to Alberta that nobody is talking about Standing Rock: Tribes await court ruling due August 10  Completion of Dakota Access oil pipeline study delayed Antelope County farmer fights Keystone XL route, decries federal report A Judge Rules That Trump Can Keep Secret His Reasons for Shrinking Our National Monuments Pipeline opponents share concerns at Norfolk meeting All the battles being waged against fossil fuel infrastructure are following a single strategy | WTOP

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/7/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Part of the reason we fight so hard. Please watch and share. And if you're in Southern CA and have the time, please join us Wed. at the CA Coastal Commission meeting in Redondo Beach Wednesday. Many thanks.   Environmental Justice Stories: Cerritos Wetlands Judge refuses to reopen North Dakota pipeline security suit Latest action from federal judges puts further pressure on Virginia’s gas pipelines Upstate Forever says gully potential danger to Spartanburg pipeline | Greenville Business Magazine Letter: Northam has been warned U.S. energy panel established by Zinke is stacked with industry supporters, conservation group claims

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/6/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Part of the reason we fight so hard. Please watch and share. And if you're in Southern CA and have the time, please join us Wed. at the CA Coastal Commission meeting in Redondo Beach Wednesday. Many thanks.   Environmental Justice Stories: Cerritos Wetlands Think about victims of death-row inmates; executions won't help; Keystone XL report lacking FERC Halts Work on Mountain Valley Pipeline Mountain Valley's pipeline's undoing? Less than 4 miles (E&E News, rare to be able to access the entire article here without a subscription.) We #StandWithEllen: Pennsylvania Grandmother Sent to Prison For Protesting Plastics Pipeline State DEP fines Sunoco for pipeline violations  DEP fines Sunoco Pipeline for construction violations Trudeau met by more anti-pipeline protesters on his B.C. long weekend tour Pipeline's cost could rise due to FERC shutdown Federal court throws out key Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit New pipelines are being built throughout ...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/5/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Part of the reason we fight so hard. Please watch and share. And if you're in Southern CA and have the time, please join us Wed. at the CA Coastal Commission meeting in Redondo Beach Wednesday. Many thanks.   Environmental Justice Stories: Cerritos Wetlands Editorial: A ND law allowing cops to seize property without a conviction is in need of reform Riding with Native Americans to mark pact anniversary - ABC News  LNG pipeline comment writing workshop, rally planned  (link to RSVP included) Trudeau is dogged by pipeline protesters as he visits B.C. forestry centre and markets Tahlequah, We Are So Sorry Nuclear wasteland: The explosive boom and long, painful bust of American uranium mining

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/4/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

As usual very little on the weekend worth mention. Greenpeace boat is in Long Beach Harbor today.  UPDATED: Retired Schoolteacher Sentenced to 2-6 Months After Sunoco Claims She Violated Court Order in Mariner East Pipeline Dispute WV MetroNews – Work halted on Mountain Valley Pipeline This is why Greenpeace handed a 'cash machine' to Barclays Reporter's Notebook: The art of cultural resistance 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/3/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Body of Olivia Lone Bear Found in North Dakota as Native Women Face Crisis US-Canada trade tensions could scuttle transnational pipeline deal Group Launches Pipeline Monitoring Effort | Coastal Review Online  Mountaineer Gas pipeline to change path A grandma chained herself inside a Ford Pinto to try to stop a fracked gas pipeline in West Virginia Enbridge brags about North American pipeline plans What Does Environmental Racism Look Like? Come to Braddock, PA Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Get Legal Help Dakota Access developer argues to keep suing Earth First  Updated about 3:45 pm today - Out of spotlight, Native American groups keep fighting Dakota pipeline | CBC News ETP's head snake still in control -  As pipeline empire simplifies its structure, Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren remains in control

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/2/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Natural gas pipeline explosion in Texas critically injures five For Marine Life, New Threats from a Fast-Tracked Canadian Pipeline Out of Spotlight, Tribes Keep Fighting Dakota Pipeline | U.S. News | US News Anti-pipeline groups to build Defenders Anti-Pipeline Sculpture Stop the Garden State from becoming the Pipeline State Protesters in Louisiana Take to Treesitting, Kayaks to Stop Bayou Bridge Pipeline  Canada is flying blind into Arctic conservation EPA faces rising demands to deal with the nonstick PFCs that contaminate water, soil in Colorado Another dangerous one out to improve his financial standing (another crook in the swamp) -  Interior IG to scrutinize Zinke’s beer-making plans Posted after 6:15 pm pdt Dakota Access pipeline developer argues against dismissing environmental group from lawsuit Tribes unite in fight against Dakota pipeline Riding With Native Americans to Mark Pact Anniversary | Top News | US News

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 8/1/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

U.S. agency orders TransCanada to inspect part of Keystone pipeline  State Department issues draft EA on Keystone XL  Tribal Members Are Already Scrutinizing Keystone XL Environmental Review Deference to Federal Agencies Ironically Helps Pipelines Through Permitting Process Donald Trump’s energy policy: No commitment to Canada /via @globeandmail  As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding Wildfire Smoke Creates Unhealthy Conditions Across The Mountain West  Judge sends Trans Mountain pipeline protesters to jail for the first time Trudeau's Pipeline is a Death Sentence for Orcas by Matt Remle  via @LRInspire