Judge Dismisses Suit by Dakota Access Pipeline Developer

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 16, 2019 The environmental group Greenpeace and indigenous activists who protested the pipeline in 2016 were targeted in the lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

At Least 66 Killed as Pipeline Explosion Rocks Central Mexico

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jan 19, 2019 The death toll in Hildago state may rise as scores were also wounded in the tragedy, which the oil company blamed on illegal tapping. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Rules Against W.Va. Pipeline, Then an Effort to Change Rules

Ken Ward Jr. and Kate Mishkin / ProPublica Oct 4, 2018 A federal appeals court has revoked a key approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Now, state regulators are working to change the rules—again—so the project can proceed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Keep Saying ‘No’ to Dirty Energy Projects

Eleanor Goldfield / Art Killing Apathy Apr 18, 2018 Activists fighting the Mariner East 2 pipeline are also fighting apathy, censorship, corruption and collusion. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Critics Rip President’s Infrastructure Plan

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 31, 2018 Experts warn that Trump's plan is a "blueprint for cronyism" that would let private industry run roughshod over people, the environment and local governments. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S., Poland Oppose Gas Pipeline Linking Russia, Germany

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Jan 27, 2018 The United States calls the plan part of a Kremlin scheme to politicize energy and undermine attempts to make Europe less dependent on Moscow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Only Nonviolent Resistance Will Destroy Corporate State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 15, 2017 Standing Rock and 20th century history offer crucial guidance: A movement’s success depends on organization, discipline and not being baited into violence. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Pipeline Opponents Celebrate Victories in North Dakota, Canada

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 Dakota Access pipeline protesters are seeing the charges against them dropped, while activists in Canada celebrate the abandonment of a large pipeline project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline Isn’t Over: Cheyenne River Sioux Take Battle to Court

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 26, 2017 As with the Standing Rock Sioux, the South Dakota tribe's land and water supply are threatened by the controversial oil pipeline. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Water Protectors’ Have a Hard Time Escaping the Anger of Some Locals (Video)

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 2, 2017 With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Attack on DAPL Demonstrators: A Hell of Ice and Tear Gas

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 A Truthdig correspondent (pictured) describes a law enforcement barrage involving anti-crowd chemicals, stun grenades and water cannons that soaked marchers in subzero temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman Explains Decision to Turn Herself In to North Dakota Authorities (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 17, 2016 What had the journalist been doing at the Dakota Access pipeline protest? Her job. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )