Tag: Environmental activism
Activists Mobilize Against Drilling: Colorado Oil and Gas Operators React
Colorado Activists Rally Against Drilling: Oil and Gas Operators RespondA recent decision by Colorado state regulators has sparked a wave of activism from Denver-area groups opposed to oil and gas drilling near their suburban...
Michigan Residents Demand Environmental Impact Statement for Palisades Nuclear Plant
Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is on the brink of becoming the first nuclear power plant in the United States to reopen. This potential revival comes after the plant ceased operations in 2022, with...
Maryland Environmental Leaders Oppose Gas Plants, Split on Nuclear Energy
Maryland Environmental Advocates Clash Over Energy FutureMaryland's top environmental groups are embroiled in a heated debate over the state's energy future, with strong opposition to a legislative proposal endorsing gas-fired power plants as a...
Fight for Justice: Kingston, Tennessee’s Ash Flood Crisis
The Tennessee town of Kingston was thrust into the spotlight just before Christmas in 2008 when a devastating coal ash flood swept through the area surrounding the Kingston Fossil Plant. A towering pile of...
Indigenous Women Spotlight Climate Crisis at New Mexico Roundhouse
Indigenous Women Rally for Climate Crisis Awareness at New Mexico RoundhouseSanta Fe, New Mexico— In a powerful display of unity and advocacy, Indigenous women, youth, and artists recently gathered at the Roundhouse in New...
Democratic Lawmakers Demand Answers on Unconstitutional EPA Funding Freeze
Democratic Lawmakers Demand Answers on Unconstitutional EPA Funding FreezeIn a bold move to challenge the Trump administration's controversial actions, Democratic Senator Edward J. Markey, U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari, and New York Representative Paul Tonko...
Restoring Climate Justice Tool: Data Scientists Revive Trump-Taken Version
Restoring Climate Justice Tool: Data Scientists Revive Trump-Taken VersionIn the wake of President Donald Trump's inauguration, a vital digital mapping tool used by federal and state agencies to identify environmentally disadvantaged communities was abruptly...
Activists Buy Prison Site to Rewild Land
On a chilly afternoon in eastern Kentucky, a group of activists gathered at the site of a former strip mine to rejoice in a momentous occasion. Taysha DeVaughan, a proud member of the Comanche...
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Strategies for Activists in the Trump Era
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Strategies for Activists in the Trump EraIn a bold move to demand action on climate change, two activists at London's National Gallery made headlines on October 14, 2022, by splattering...
Trump’s Opposition to Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives Sparks Legal Battles
Trump's Opposition to Biden's Environmental Justice Initiatives Sparks Legal BattlesIn a bold move that has sent shockwaves through environmental circles, President Donald Trump wasted no time in dismantling key environmental justice initiatives put in...
