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North Dakota Access Pipeline
November 1, 2021
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Nick Martin
Indian Country’s Right to Say No
In a true government-to-government relationship, the United States would properly consult with tribal nations—and, crucially, tribes could reject America’s plans. Can we ever get there?
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June 25, 2021
Nick Martin
The Biden Administration Defends Yet Another Oil Pipeline
The president says he wants to take climate change and tribal consultation seriously, but his Justice Department’s actions through the first six months are less reassuring.
February 10, 2021
Nick Martin
The Dakota Access Pipeline Trades Temporary Jobs for Lives
President Biden shouldn’t wait to pull the plug on oil projects that threaten Native communities and others around the globe.
July 6, 2020
Nick Martin
The People Killed the Pipelines
The Dakota Access and Atlantic Coast pipelines fell because community members fought for their right to a safe, pollutant-free home.
July 6, 2020
Kate Aronoff
How Anti-Pipeline Protesters Made the Fossil Fuel Industry Face Economic Reality
Energy companies have abandoned the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
June 30, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Fed Is Bailing Out Polluters While Cities Struggle
Fossil fuel interests have readier access to stimulus money than many local governments.
October 7, 2019
Nick Martin
The Next Standing Rock Is Everywhere
The fight to stave off pipeline projects across the country is being led by tribal nations and marginalized communities. It's time to listen to them before it's too late.
August 23, 2019
Nick Martin
David Koch Is Gone, but His Pipelines Are Here to Stay
A fortune built on exploiting the earth funds an empire dedicated to smothering free speech.
September 8, 2017
Magazine
Ben Adler
The Next Standing Rock
A new Canadian pipeline could be "game over" for the climate—and activists are lining up to stop it.
May 2, 2017
Magazine
Laura Reston
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Andrew Cullen
High School Football in the Bakken Oil Fields
After engineers unlocked vast oil reserves in North Dakota, a small town fielded its first football team in almost 30 years.
February 28, 2017
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Clio Chang
The Anti-Protest Backlash
Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?
February 6, 2017
Erik Loomis
The Unions Betraying the Left
By embracing Donald Trump, the building trades are selling out the movement for greater equality for all working people.
January 24, 2017
Clio Chang
Trump calls himself an “environmentalist,” while pledging to cut auto regulations and approving oil pipelines.
December 5, 2016
Lovia Gyarkye
Will Donald Trump uphold the Dakota Access Pipeline decision?
November 3, 2016
Sukjong Hong
Obama is caught in the middle of the Dakota Access pipeline standoff.
September 9, 2016
Brooke Seipel
The North Dakota Access Pipeline is about to become a big issue.
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