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David Quillen: "Some of your Buckingham County readers might have seen people at the various country stores collecting signatures for a petition that is circulating in the county.In response to the threat of industrial gold mining coming into Buckingham County, a...
Minnesotans are moving right along to drive into law, common sense protections called aptly "Prove it First". Before copper-sulfide mining would be permitted, the company would have to show proof they won't pollute. Today the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness...
Ecocide: Should Destruction of the Planet Be a Crime? To prosecute and imprison political leaders and corporate executives would require a parsing of legal boundaries and a recalibration of criminal accountability. At many moments in history, humanity’s propensity for...
The Rights of Nature movement is sweeping the globe, and none too soon. Here are but a few of the stories to inspire... In the Latest Rights of Nature Case, a Tribe Is Suing Seattle on Behalf of Salmon in the Skagit River Salmon—the fish—are suing the City of Seattle...
Death By Democracy - Protecting Water and Life: Frontline Stories from Ohioans Fighting Corporate and State Power is a collection of stories told by grassroots activists across the state. Each story details the efforts of community-led ballot initiatives that...