In this issue: How a train derailment led to a major chemical disaster in Ohio, a victory for the Boundary Waters, how an oil company attempted to bulldoze Black history, an Arctic oil project moves one step closer to construction, and more.
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FROM THE FRONTLINES
20-year mining ban enacted in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Each year, roughly 250,000 people travel to the Boundary Waters and its’ pristine freshwater lakes, so clean that people often drink directly from them. Mining companies wanted to come, too. But now, thanks to the Biden administration, organizing efforts from local communities, and an Earthjustice lawsuit, the area is protected from destructive mining. Read more: [link removed]
Halting an oil company’s plan to bulldoze Black history
The next time someone says that oil industry practices have nothing to do with race, tell them Ironton’s story. In 2019, an energy company tried to build a sprawling oil complex on a site along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. If allowed, it could have desecrated the remains of Ironton’s founders as well as poisoned their living descendants with toxic emissions. Read more: [link removed]
How a train derailment led to a major chemical disaster in Ohio
There is a major environmental disaster unfolding in Ohio. A train carrying hazardous and cancer-causing chemicals derailed and blew up on its way through East Palestine. Here’s what we know now and what officials should do to help the people affected by this catastrophe. Read more: [link removed]
An Arctic oil project moves one step closer to construction
The Willow Project is the largest proposed oil and gas undertaking on U.S. public lands. This sprawling project will jeopardize the health and traditional practices of nearly Alaska Native communities, pollute the air and water, disrupt animal migration patterns, and erode critical habitat. It’s just too dangerous. Read more: [link removed]
Fighting on behalf of the species we know and love
“There are so many different reasons that people connect with biodiversity: appreciation for the web of life, subsistence farming or fishing, spiritual traditions, the relationship between people and the land, human health and survival, sustainable economics, personal experiences, ensuring access to nature, and the intrinsic value of biodiversity. I am choosing to fight for the plants and animals I love because, like us, they all deserve to exist.” – Earthjustice’s Biodiversity Defense Program Communications Strategist, Perry Wheeler
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
Tell the Biden administration to put the Willow project on ice
The Biden administration gets to choose: preserve oil industry profits or preserve communities, ecosystems, and the climate. The answer is clear to us, but we need make it clear to the Biden administration. Join us in urging the Biden administration to deny the permits for the Willow Project.
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