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Keystone XL

A young protester holds a sign reading "Protect Water" during a Line 3 pipeline protest in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota on January 29, 2021.

'A Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Halt Line 3 Pipeline

"It's up to President Biden to continue with the country's renewable energy agenda and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. After his action to halt Keystone XL, stopping Line 3 is essential."

Jake Johnson ·

San Francisco District 11 Supervisor John Avalos speaks in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline during a protest in Embarcadero Plaza on February 17, 2013. (Photo: Steve Rhodes/Flickr/cc)

Green Coalition Threatens to Sue Biden Administration Over Trump-Era Permits That 'Jeopardize' Wildlife

If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "continues to ignore its duty to properly account for the harm Nationwide Permit activities pose to species, then litigation may be necessary," the groups said.

Brett Wilkins ·

Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline. (Photo via Creative Commons)

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

Indigenous groups and environmental activists are also calling on President Biden to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and Enbridge Line 3.

Tina Gerhardt ·

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

"The Biden White House needs to chart a much more aggressive course for dealing with our climate emergency."

Jessica Corbett ·

Shawnee Rae (age 8) was with a group of Native American activists from the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe who protested the Keystone XL pipeline project in Watertown, South Dakota.

Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With 'Huge Victory' as Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit on Day One

"Our communities have been fighting KXL for over a decade, tooth and nail, in the dirt and in the courts."

Jake Johnson ·

"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

"Joe Biden, we are asking you to stand on the right side of history and humanity by putting an immediate end to the deadly pipelines destroying our Earth, our communities, and all life."

Jessica Corbett ·

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

"This is on my people's land, and I have the right to protect it for my future generations," said one of the charged activists.

Brett Wilkins ·

Protestors walk past an image of a Native American woman during a march to "Count Every Vote, Protect Every Person" after the U.S. presidential Election in Seattle, Washington on November 4, 2020. (Photo: Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden Urged to 'Honor Indigenous Sovereignty and Immediately Halt' Fossil Fuel Pipelines

"Our leap toward a just recovery must start with honoring treaties with sovereign Indigenous nations and returning land back to Native peoples," says a 350.org campaigner.

Jessica Corbett ·

People protest against the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline project outside the Governor's Mansion on November 14, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The project took a step forward this week after receiving permitting approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Will a Tar Sands Pipeline Become a Covid Super Spreader?

From a climate perspective, a clean water perspective and a Covid perspective, Line 3 is nuts.

Bill Kitchen ·

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trudeau Lobbies Biden to Maintain Climate-Destroying Trump Policy

Why is Ottawa trying to maintain one of the Republican's worst environmental policies?

Yves Engler ·

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