November 16th, 1973
Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline
“The implications of this speak to the pipeline’s integrity and the effect climate change is having on pipeline safety in general.” Alaska’s thawing permafrost is undermining the supports that hold up an elevated section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, putting in danger the structural integrity of one of the world’s largest oil pipelines. In a worst-case scenario, […]
Indigenous Women Invite Deb Haaland to See Devastation of Line 3 for Herself
The tar sands project “poses a significant threat to water, Indigenous treaty rights, and worsens the global climate crisis,” the group wrote to Biden’s Interior Secretary. “So far, President Biden and the Army Corps of Engineers haven’t listened to our voices — we are hoping they will listen to yours.” Indigenous women leaders invite […]
‘Keystone XL Is Dead!’: After 10-Year Battle, Climate Movement Victory Is Complete
After more than a decade of grassroots organizing, agitation, and tireless opposition by the international climate movement, the final nail was slammed into the Keystone XL’s coffin Wednesday afternoon when the company behind the transnational tar sands pipeline officially pulled the plug on its plans. Following consultation with Canadian officials and regulators—including “its partner, the Government of Alberta”—TC Energy confirmed […]
May 31st, 1977
First Nations Land Defenders Take Direct Action Against Trans Mountain Pipeline
“Today we stand on unceded, unsurrendered, illegally occupied Secwepemc land to show that we will not stop until the pipeline is terminated and the land is returned to the rightful title holders.” A pair of Indigenous land defenders locked themselves to equipment at a fossil fuel pumping station in British Columbia on Saturday, vowing to […]
December 18th, 1971
Oil Spill Cleanup Continues at Valdez Boat Harbor
Response crews, made of Alyeska Pipeline, the Coast Guard and Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation report that as of Monday afternoon 798 barrels of water/oil mix has been collected from the spill that occurred just west of the Emergency Response Building at the Valdez Marine Terminal. Of that 33,516 gallons of water/oil mix, three […]
Trump Administration Permits Oil Company to Harm Alaska’s Endangered Whales, Ice Seals
Liberty Would Be First Offshore Drilling Project in Federal Arctic Waters ANCHORAGE—The Trump administration Thursday announced the issuance of federal take permits that would allow Hilcorp Alaska to kill or seriously injure 14 whales and nine ice seals as it constructs the Liberty offshore drilling island. The controversial project would be the first offshore drilling […]