Caribbean Islanders: "Environmentalist" Billionaire Building Resort on Protected Wetlands
Patrón Tequila co-founder John Paul DeJoria is being accused of a land grab with high stakes for Barbuda’s environment.
Alleen Brown
Alleen Brown is a New York-based reporter, focused on environmental justice issues. Her work has been published by The Intercept, The Nation, In These Times, YES! Magazine, and various Twin Cities publications.
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Policing the Pipeline
Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters
The state approved Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline plans with a warning — but opponents are still expecting a crackdown.
Biden Treasury Pick Could Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry, Climate Organizers Say
The push is part of a wider vision of what climate-conscious national leadership could look like — and a demand for action.
Oil and Water
In the Mercenaries' Own Words: Documents Detail TigerSwan Infiltration of Standing Rock
North Dakota’s private security regulator said a trove of company documents showed TigerSwan’s denials were “willfully false and misleading.”
Election 2020
Private Security Firms Ramp Up for Potential Election Unrest in Minneapolis
Private security firms are fielding armed special operations veterans to do guard work around Election Day.
Election 2020
In Key Election for Climate, Sen. Steve Daines Deceives Montana on His Public Lands Record
As the climate crisis transforms Montana, the incumbent Republican senator is greenwashing his record.
BlueLeaks
Amid Terror Warnings, Railroad Industry Group Passed Intel on Environmental Journalist to Cops
By distributing private intelligence reports to federal "fusion centers," industries can influence how law enforcement views threats.
The War on Immigrants
In California’s Wine Country, Undocumented Grape Pickers Forced to Work in Fire Evacuation Zones
Grape growers in Sonoma County are getting exemptions to send in farmworkers who have few alternatives or options for support.
BlueLeaks
Tilting at Windmills: The FBI Chased Imagined Eco-Activist Enemies, Documents Reveal
At the wind energy industry’s behest, the FBI and DHS gamed out attacks on facilities that they acknowledged face no threat.
Trump’s Pick to Manage Public Lands Has Four-Decade History of “Overt Racism” Toward Native People
William Perry Pendley pushed rhetoric, legal arguments, and policies that sought to deprive Indigenous people of their rights.