Sen. Heitkamp Faces Backlash for ‘Oil Over Indians’ Posture

JAMES MacPHERSON / The Associated Press May 27, 2018 North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp's failure to fight the Dakota Access pipeline shook her support among the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which helped her win her first term by a narrow margin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saving What’s Left of Paradise

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Apr 2, 2018 In Louisiana, misdeeds by the oil and gas pipeline industries have fired up people dedicated to monitoring the situation—and they could use some help. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

SLAPP Lawsuits: The Biggest Public Threat You Never Heard Of (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 SLAPP, which stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation,” is a suit brought by big corporations intended to censor, intimidate and silence critics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pipeline Opponents Celebrate Victories in North Dakota, Canada

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 Dakota Access pipeline protesters are seeing the charges against them dropped, while activists in Canada celebrate the abandonment of a large pipeline project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military-Style Counterterrorism Measures Were Used Against DAPL Protesters, Leaked Documents Show

BLANK May 30, 2017 The Intercept reports that a private security firm employed by Energy Transfer Partners worked with local police to suppress opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Is Reported

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams May 12, 2017 Activists worry that the spill, which did not threaten waterways, is just the first of others to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oil Placed in Dakota Access Pipeline Under Lake Oahe

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 The lake, which flows into the Missouri River, serves as the primary water source for numerous indigenous tribes, including the Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Proceeds as Emergency Request Is Denied

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2017 As the Sioux tribes run out of legal routes to halt the pipeline, military veterans travel to North Dakota to support the water protectors' final stand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Are the Dakota Access Pipeline Builders Trying to Keep Secret?

By Four Arrows Jan 21, 2017 An independent inspection is needed immediately to determine whether construction is continuing in defiance of an official order. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Is a Model of the Right of Peaceful Assembly

By Dan Aymar-Blair Jan 12, 2017 However temporary it may be, the water protectors’ triumph over energy corporations compels us to seek opportunities to use our bodies as implements of change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Victory at Standing Rock — for Now

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 9, 2016 Cold weather, police violence and government promises won't deter the water protectors. Although the Dakota Access pipeline has been halted, these demonstrators are not leaving Cannon Ball, N.D., until the project is dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deconstructing Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 The indigenous tribes gathered in North Dakota are showing us a path for the future based on respect, nonviolence, humility and love that should inspire us for the difficult times ahead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )