Activism

All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.

"A Logging Protest In The Treetops Ends In Terror, Activists Say"

"Protesters lived in a tree for 40 days on the Olympic Peninsula to protest logging of older forests." "On the 40th night of the protest, a black Jeep drove up a logging road and stopped near the base of a towering grand fir."

Source: Washington Post, 06/30/2025

"RFK Jr. Wins His Fight Against A Rare, Safe Flu-Shot Ingredient"

"Federal vaccine advisers installed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to effectively remove an ingredient from flu shots, achieving a longtime, controversial goal of anti-vaccine activists and illustrating how their priorities are becoming official government guidance."

Source: Washington Post, 06/27/2025

"The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want"

"More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values. They’re drawing on personal experiences and reams of research to make their case." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/25/2025

"Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech"

"Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2025

"In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water"

"An Alabama town is at risk of losing water access after it disputed rate rises and recent charges by a neighboring water board. The mayor says customers are being “bamboozled.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2025

"A Proposal For A Massachusetts Wood-Burning Plant Is Back From The Dead"

"A plan to build a wood-burning power plant in a Massachusetts city once dubbed the asthma capital of the country could be springing back to life years after state and local officials struck it down — and opponents are ready to renew their fight against what many call a ​“zombie project.”"

Source: Canary Media, 06/10/2025

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