She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.
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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How a Right-Wing Attack on Protections for Native American Children Could Upend Indian Law
The battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act could have implications for federal laws based on tribes’ political relationship with the U.S. government.
Trump Administration Asks Congress to Make Disrupting Pipeline Construction a Crime Punishable by 20 Years in Prison
The proposed legislation would put anti-fossil fuel organizers at significant legal risk for providing training or support to peaceful protesters.
Devastated by One Hurricane, and Then Another, a Community Confronts the Company That Refused to Block the Floodwaters
First came Hurricane Matthew, then Florence. Twice, the CSX railroad refused to allow Lumberton, North Carolina, to sandbag a gap in the levee system.
Pipeline Opponents Strike Back Against Anti-Protest Laws
Two lawsuits in Louisiana and South Dakota are the first signs of resistance to efforts by the fossil fuel industry to criminalize pipeline protests.
As Animal Rights Activists Push Legal Boundaries, Canada Considers What Makes a Terrorist
Industry representatives in Canada have pointed to special penalties in the U.S. for those who trespass or capture footage on animal agriculture properties.
How a Christian Nonprofit Helped a Controversial Minnesota Mining Company Buy Gear for Local Police
In an era of rampant environmental protests, Shield616 has routed extractive industry donations to local police forces.
Trump Pushes a New Pipeline Permit as Floods Devastate Native American Tribes
To pipeline opponents in Pine Ridge, the floods prove their point: Without a halt to fossil fuel extraction, vulnerable communities will pay the price.
The Threat Within
How a Movement That Never Killed Anyone Became the FBI’s No. 1 Domestic Terrorism Threat
Behind the scenes, corporate lobbying laid the groundwork for the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of so-called eco-terrorists.
A Lakota Historian on What Climate Organizers Can Learn From Two Centuries of Indigenous Resistance
In “Our History Is the Future,” Nick Estes examines the tradition of Indigenous resistance that gave rise to today’s fights against fossil fuel development.