A lithium mine versus a rare flower Botanists express alarm that a rare plant, the Tiehm's buckwheat, won't survive where a lithium mine is planned Salon · Jun 13, 2024
Bureau of Land Management shrinks proposed size of controversial Idaho wind farm project The federal Bureau of Land Management's preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink the size by nearly half and keep it farther away from a national historic site The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms Recent decisions by US gov’t and platforms have made organising on TikTok, Instagram much harder for activists. Al Jazeera · May 30, 2024
Gov. Greg Abbott pardons ex-U.S. sergeant who killed BLM protester Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. Axios · May 16, 2024
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. WEKU · May 16, 2024
Biden Rule Hikes Fees For Oil Projects On Public Lands Oil companies drilling on public lands must post larger bonds and pay higher royalties under a rule finalized Friday by the Biden administration. International Business Times · Apr 12, 2024
"Black Lives Mat[t]er" + "Any Life" Drawing "Not Protected by the First Amendment" in First Grade Such speech can be found to be "impermissible harassment," the court says, partly because "deference to schoolteachers is especially appropriate today, where, increasingly, what is harmful or innocent speech is in the eye of the beholder." Reason · Mar 19, 2024
‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol? The long read: More people have been imprisoned for rioting during a single day in Bristol in 2021 than in any other protest-related disorder since at least the 1980s. What was behind this push to prosecute so harshly? The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
A ‘Black-Jewish alliance’ in the US? Israel-Gaza war shows it’s more myth than special relationship It has been an article of faith that Jews and Black Americans have a natural bond, but a ‘Black-Jewish alliance’ is not, or at least not reliably, a thing The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2024
New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Office Scraps Proposed Fossil Fuel Regulations Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain. Capital & Main · Jan 29, 2024
The US says it needs up to 22m acres for the solar energy transition – here’s what that looks like The Bureau of Land Management proposed using 22m acres of public land for solar projects – roughly the size of Maine, or an area larger than Scotland The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2024
Former President Trump proposes deploying troops to Democratic-run cities Join the debate on crime and hear Nikki Haley and Governor Sanders clash over law and order strategies. A creative, fresh perspective on a hot topic. Top News · Jan 11, 2024
Former Sheriff Dave Reichert aims to flip Washington state Republican Former congressman and sheriff, Dave Reichert, aims to flip Washington state from blue to red as he runs for governor. He promises to tackle rising crime a... Top News · Dec 28, 2023
Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies A growing number of Black Americans see the struggle of Palestinians reflected in their own struggles for racial equality and civil rights The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2023
Reason · Dec 4, 2023 #TheyLied Case Filed by Elected Official Over Allegations of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward From Anderson v. Senthilnathan (Colo. Ct. App.), decided Sept. 28, in an opinion by Judge Katharine Lum, joined by Judges Jerry Jones and Steve Bernard: At various times in 2021, while Anderson served as an elected Director on the Board of Education for Denver Public Schools (DPS), [Defendants] BLM [Black…
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023 BLM slams ‘publicity seeking’ ex-activist after he endorsed Trump Ex-president has in the past refused to condemn white supremacist groups
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 Work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project despite tribal objections It's back to work for construction crews that are clearing land and building access roads for a $10 billion project that the Biden administration describes as an important part of the nation's transition to renewable energy
The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2023 Ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ on US public lands celebrated as a win for wildlife Move builds on decisions by states like Oregon to fully or partially prohibit the use of M-44s used to kill predators and other wildlife
Advnture · Nov 29, 2023 BLM to finally ban use of dangerous "cyanide bombs" on public land Citing safety concerns, the Bureau of Land Management will ban and remove the devices, which have long been used for wildlife control purposes
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 At Black Lives Matter house, families are welcomed into space of freedom and healing A national Black Lives Matter nonprofit that was widely criticized for purchasing a sprawling California mansion with donated funds recently opened the property to dozens of families who lost loved ones in incidents of police violence
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023 Suella Braverman’s fate remains unclear as No 10 says internal inquiry ongoing – as it happpened This live blog is now closed
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past. In the vast, high desert of southern Idaho is a place called Minidoka
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023 Antisemitism should be treated with same abhorrence as other racism – Dowden The Deputy Prime Minister said he was ‘disappointed’ that the same ‘moral indignation’ shown during Black Lives Matter protests had not materialised.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 Jail for fraudster who kept charity funds after Black Lives Matter protest Xahra Saleem, of Romford, east London, had pleaded guilty to fraud by abusing her position as director of a company.
WEKU · Oct 30, 2023 How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund the civil rights movement Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.