"‘I’m Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison’"
"How a group of five activists called the Valve Turners decided to fight global warming by doing whatever it takes."
Source: NY Times, 02/14/2018
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"He Fought for Iran’s Environment and Was Arrested. Now, He’s Dead."
"A well-known Iranian-Canadian professor has died in prison in Tehran, a statement posted on his son’s Instagram page revealed on Saturday, and his family is seeking an independent autopsy."
Source: NY Times, 02/12/2018
"Sierra Club Sues EPA Over FOIA Request On FOIA Requests"
The Sierra Club has filed suit in a federal court in California over EPA's failure to respond to its Freedom of Information Act request for records on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's changes to the agency's FOIA policies.
Source: Washington Post, 02/06/2018
"Leading Ivory Trade Investigator Found Dead In Kenya"
"A prominent American investigator of the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has been found dead in his Nairobi home with a stab wound in his neck, media reported."
Source: Reuters, 02/06/2018
Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case
After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.
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"EPA: Protesters Deemed Threat To Pruitt, Triggered Probe"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail reported protesters who disrupted one of his speeches as a potential threat, sparking an investigation by the agency's internal watchdog."
Source: Greenwire, 01/24/2018
"Groups Sue To Block Construction Of Louisiana Oil Pipeline"
"Environmental groups have sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a bid to block construction of a 162-mile-long (261-kilometer) crude oil pipeline across south Louisiana, including through the environmentally fragile Atchafalaya Basin river swamp."
Source: AP, 01/17/2018
Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do
The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.
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DOJ Helped Prosecutor Target Facebook Records of Anti-Pipeline Activists
"Nine months after pipeline opponents in Washington state staged a protest that blocked freeway traffic, Facebook ended a protracted legal standoff with a county prosecutor, turning over detailed records on the indigenous-led group behind the demonstration."
Source: The Intercept, 01/15/2018
'Clean Energy Is a Fundamental Civil Right': NAACP
"The NAACP is launching a major environmental justice campaign on Jan. 13 to mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service."
Source: EcoWatch, 01/15/2018
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