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Environmental Activism
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Inside Climate Newsscience30 days ago
Three Gulf Coast Activists Travel to Taiwan to Address Formosa Plastics Shareholders
Diane Wilson, Sharon Lavigne and Nancy Bui attended Formosa Plastics Corp.'s annual shareholder meeting in Taipei. The Environmental Rights Foundation organized the trip to allow the women to speak directly to company leadership.
Abc Newsworld58 days ago
Honduras Arrests Former Mayor Accused in 2024 Killing of Environmental Activist
Honduran authorities arrested a former mayor of Tocoa and two others on Tuesday for allegedly planning the assassination of Juan López, an environmental defender killed in September 2024. López had campaigned against an iron oxide mining project in Colón province. The case has dr…
nbcnews.comworld59 days ago
Honduras Arrests Former Mayor Over 2024 Killing of Environmental Activist
Authorities detained three men including a former mayor of Tocoa on suspicion of plotting the assassination of Juan Lopez in September 2024. Lopez had opposed an iron oxide mining project in Colon province. The arrests follow earlier detentions and come more than a year after the…
nbcnews.comscience62 days ago
North Dakota Supreme Court Bars Greenpeace From Dutch Lawsuit Against Energy Transfer
The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that Greenpeace International cannot continue most of its lawsuit in the Netherlands against Energy Transfer. The decision stems from a $345 million jury verdict against Greenpeace groups over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Office of Nancy Pelosi / Wikimedia (Public domain)world81 days ago
Six Grassroots Activists Receive 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize on April 21
Six grassroots environmental activists, all women, received the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for their global efforts against climate change and biodiversity loss. Each winner, selected from one of the world's six primary regions, gets $200,000. The prize, founded in 1989, hi…
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