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'A Disgrace': First Nation Pipeline Opponent Gets 90 Days in Jail After Ceremony Along Trans Mountain Route

Indigenous land defender Stacy Gallagher (right) was sentenced to 90 days in jail after performing a ceremony along the Trans Mountain pipeline route in British Columbia. (Photo: Rita Wong)

'Glad That's Settled': Manchin Backs Haaland for Interior

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia and chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a confirmation hearing for Representative Deb Haaland, a Democrat from New Mexico and secretary of the interior nominee, in Washington, D.C. on February 24, 2021.

The West Virginia Democrat's announcement signals a key hurdle for her confirmation as secretary is cleared.

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Fighting 'Disease of Greed and Destruction,' Water Protectors Blockade Over a Dozen Line 3 Worksites

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

A water protector ascends nearly 40 feet in the air on a bi-pod blocking an entry road to Enbridge Line 3 worksites. (Photo: Giniw Collective)

Anti-pipeline campaigners locked themselves to an overturned car and engaged in...

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After Trump Was Allowed to Let Lobbyist Run Interior Dept., Manchin Called to 'Do What's Right' and Confirm Haaland

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), President Joe Biden's nominee for interior secretary, speaks during her Senate confirmation hearing on February 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images)

"The opposition to Congresswoman Haaland's confirmation is narrow and guided by...

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Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) speaks at a press conference at the Longworth Office Building on September 10, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

'Right Person to Lead the Charge Against the Existential Threats of Our Time': Nearly 500 Groups Call for Haaland's Confirmation

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline hold a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Oct. 25, 2016.

Indigenous Youth Embark on Sub-Zero, 93-Mile Run to Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

A protester holds a sign in front of the White House during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

After Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Operating Illegally, Dems Demand Biden It Shut Down

On January 29, 2021, hundreds of people gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota to demand that President Joe Biden and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz take action to stop the Line 3 pipeline. (Photo: @ResistLine3/Twitter)

After 'Bitterly Disappointing' Court Ruling on Line 3, Biden Urged to Shut Down Pipeline Project 'Once and for All'

Water protectors protested at a construction site for the Line 3 pipeline near Cloquet, Minnesota on February 2, 2021. (Photo: the Movement to Stop Line 3)

Over 50 Water Protectors in Minnesota March Onto Line 3 Pipeline Easement to Stop Construction

"There is still an opportunity for us to stop" the construction of Line 3, said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Saturday, January 30, 2021. "It is going to be really important for people to raise their voice." (Photo: Giniw Collective/Twitter)

'We Should All Be Water Protectors': Ilhan Omar Visits #StopLine3 Organizers Day After Activists Block Enbridge Worksites

President Joe Biden signed a series of racial justice executive orders and memoranda at the White House on January 26, 2021. (Photo: Dog Mills/Getty Images)

'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start

At a January 19, 2021 rally organized by Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, and 350 NYC, environmental activists demand that the Biden administration Build Back Fossil Free in front of Charging Bull sculpture in New York City. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

After 'Incredible First Steps' on KXL and Paris, Biden Urged to 'Go Further' on Climate

Environmental activist Winona LaDuke (C) and water protectors stand in front of the construction site for the Line 3 oil pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota, on January 9, 2021. (Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)

Arrests in Minnesota After Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Pipe Section to Halt Line 3 Construction

"We have shown we are willing to risk our liberty and freedom and put our bodies on the line to blockade and stop construction of these dirty oil and gas projects, to ensure we have a clean future for our children," said Kanahus Manuel of the Tiny House Warriors. (Photo: Tiny House Warriors/Facebook)

Over 75 Indigenous Women Urge Biden to Stop Climate-Wrecking Pipelines and Respect Treaty Rights

Protesters rally against the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines at the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2017. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

As Pro-Trump Mob Boasts About Roles in Deadly Capitol Invasion, Indigenous Water Protecters Charged for Peaceful Keystone XL Protests

<p>Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwshq/5124077710/in/photolist-8NNeMq-45Xbx-24J8KM-8Cmoh-98yHK-8Dpxb-24Nvsh">USFWS</a>/Flickr/cc)</p>

After Court OKs Trump Arctic Refuge Auction, Biden Urged to Immediately Ban Drilling on Public Lands

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Criming While White Vs. Saving What Is Sacred In This World

This week gave us an appalling view of American "justice" in all its white privilege and cognitive dissonance: The acquittal of a bunch of ignorant, armed, white, male hooligans who laid boisterous claim to Oregon land that was never theirs, and the tear-gassing, shooting and arrest of peaceful, praying Standing Rock Sioux seeking to protect their own revered land/water from destruction - to "do something good and right." After 500 brutal years, shame, America, again.

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Center for Native American Youth

Indigenous Group Celebrates Haaland’s Historic Passage Through Committee

Climate Power 2020

'Native Americans Finally Have a Cabinet Nominee. Will an Adopted Tlingit Take Her Down?’

Indigenous Environmental Network

The Indigenous Environmental Network Supports Representative Deb Haaland in Her Confirmation Hearing

Earthworks

Senate Should Confirm Haaland for Interior Secretary

Indigenous Environmental Network

Frontline Organizations Demand a Just Recovery After Millions are Left to Freeze in the Face of Another Climate Catastrophe in Texas & the Southeast

National Lawyers Guild (NLG)

Over Fifty Community Organizations Call On Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to Drop the Charges Against the "Indigenous Peoples Day 5"

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Mary Lawlor

In Honduras and Across the World, Human Rights Defenders Continue To Be Killed With Impunity

Clara Liang

Indigenous Water Protectors Fight to Stop Construction of the "Pandemic Pipeline"

Laura Flanders

In Indian Country, It’s Not the Weather, It’s the Racism That’s Leaving Thousands in the Dark

Wenonah Hauter

Deb Haaland Attacked by Fossil Fuel Industry

Akilah Sanders-Reed

Stopping Line 3 Is a Matter of Intergenerational Justice

Rebecca Long

We Must Give Power to the People Most Affected by Climate Change, While Also Disrupting the Capitalist System

Tina Gerhardt

How Biden Can Tackle the Climate Crisis

Tara Houska

#DefundLine3: Because Stopping This Pipeline is a Matter of Justice

Patrick Shea

Tribes at Long Last Reclaim Control of National Bison Range

Tina Gerhardt

Indigenous Leaders and Environmental Activists Are Standing Firm on Their Demands of President Biden