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These States Want to Make Planning A Pipeline Protest A Crime
A slew of bills proposed in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota – all states with controversial pipeline projects currently under consideration – take the criminalization of protest one step further.
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Louisiana and Minnesota Introduce Anti-Protest Bills Amid Fights Over Bayou Bridge and Enbridge Pipelines
The Louisiana House of Representatives has introduced new legislation aimed at criminalizing the activities of groups protesting the extraction, burning, and transport of oil and gas.
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ALEC Considers Model State Bill Cracking Down on Pipeline Protesters
Dubbed the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, the proposed law would criminalize people protesting U.S. oil and gas pipeline infrastructure, violating First Amendment protections.
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Utilities Knew: Power Providers Deceived the Public on Climate Change for 50 Years
For half a century, electric utilities have engaged in ongoing efforts to sow doubt about climate science, respond to climate change with disinformation, and block legal limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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Trump Has Secretive Teams to Roll Back Regulations, Led by Hires With Deep Industry Ties
We’ve found many appointees with potential conflicts of interest, including two who might personally profit if particular regulations are undone.
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Populism of the 1%: Why The Same Billionaires are Behind Trump and Brexit
Those who have profited hand over fist from decades of neoliberalism are now the ones sponsoring the populist, anti-immigration and climate denial regimes on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Hundreds of Clean Energy Bills Have Been Introduced in States Nationwide This Year
A state-by-state look at proposals dealing with renewable energy reveals bipartisan collaboration for cleaner electricity, as Republican backlash in Washington grows.
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Big Oil's Influence: Flurry of State Bills Introduced to Penalize Electric Car Drivers
Since the start of 2017, six states – Indiana, South Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, New Hampshire, and Montana – have introduced legislation requiring electric vehicle owners to pay hundreds of dollars in yearly fees.
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Climate Justice from the Ground Up: 6 Ballot Initiatives to Watch in 2016
These ballot measures are noteworthy because they don’t just regulate emissions or mandate transitions – they help the economically insecure, create incentives for individual change, and reassert local authority over corporate polluters.
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The New Battle In Seattle: How, Why and What the Teachers Won
The city's teachers prevailed this week because they made their strike is part of a greater struggle over the future of America’s cities and whether they will become semi-privatized playgrounds for the elites.
