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S Dakota Backs Off Harsh New Protest Law and ‘Riot-Boosting’ Penalties [1]

"South Dakota officials have agreed to walk back parts of the state's new anti-protest laws that opponents say were meant to target Native American and environmental advocates who speak out against the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [8], 10/25/2019
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"Climate: Jane Fonda Arrested In Protest On Capitol Steps" [9]

"Police arrested Jane Fonda today [Friday] after she lent her celebrity to a demonstration on Capitol Hill demanding urgent action to battle climate change."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [12], 10/14/2019
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Biden Has a Climate Change Record and a Plan. Young Activists Want More [13]

"When Michaelyn Mankel approached Joseph R. Biden Jr. at an Iowa steak fry last month to demand dramatic action on climate change, the former vice president clasped the 24-year-old’s hands and assured her, “You’ve got a better deal from me than anybody.”"

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [4]
Policy [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [15], 10/09/2019
  • Read more about Biden Has a Climate Change Record and a Plan. Young Activists Want More [13]

Climate Change Protests: With Fake Blood, Extinction Rebellion Hits NY [16]

"Tourists and workers on Wall Street on Monday were met by a jarring spectacle: protesters, some lying in pools of fake blood outside the New York Stock Exchange, some dancing and others chanting, all to call attention to people killed by climate-related disease and disaster."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [17], 10/08/2019
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"Meet Utah’s Pint-Sized Environmental Activists" [18]

"COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — The movement started last spring with a dinner table conversation at then third-grader Aggy Deagle’s home."

Activism [2]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [20]
Waste [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Deseret News [22], 10/07/2019
  • Read more about "Meet Utah’s Pint-Sized Environmental Activists" [18]

"Royal Shakespeare Company Ends BP Partnership After Student Protest" [23]

"The Royal Shakespeare Company is to end its partnership with BP at the end of the year following criticism of its links to the international oil giant."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [6]
Europe [25]
Source: BBC News [26], 10/03/2019
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"Meet the Millionaires Helping to Pay for Climate Protests" [27]

"Climate change protesters from Extinction Rebellion snarled traffic in Washington on Monday and again on Friday. You might find yourself asking, “Who helps pays for this activism?”"

Activism [2]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [29], 09/30/2019
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Thunberg Leads Montreal Climate Strike Amid Aviation Emissions Talks [30]

"Teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who inspired a “flight-shaming” movement against air travel, is spearheading a climate change strike on Friday in Montreal where U.N. aviation leaders are gathering to debate plane emission targets."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
International [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 09/27/2019
  • Read more about Thunberg Leads Montreal Climate Strike Amid Aviation Emissions Talks [30]

FBI Targeted Environmental Activists In Domestic Terror Investigations [33]

"Protesters were characterized as a threat to national security in what one calls an attempt to criminalize their actions".

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [34], 09/25/2019
  • Read more about FBI Targeted Environmental Activists In Domestic Terror Investigations [33]

Greta Thunberg Had One Question At U.N. Climate Summit: ‘How Dare You?’ [35]

"Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg had one question for the global leaders assembled at the United Nations: “How dare you?”"

Activism [2]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
International [31]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/24/2019
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