Judge declares Line 5 pipeline will be shut down:”It’s just a question of when”
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As Bad River heads to Federal Court for emergency shut down of Line 5, area is woefully underprepared for a pipeline rupture
As Bad River heads to Federal Court for emergency shut down of Line 5, area is woefully underprepared for a pipeline rupture
Why the Wauwatosa PD “Target List” verdict impacts us all
May 6, 2023 Barbara With The reverberation of yesterday’s ruling in federal court that Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Roy and Crime Analyst Dominick Ratkowski were not found guilty of violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) is being celebrated in U.S. law enforcement agencies across the country. The verdict successfully dismantles the DPPA protections of […]
Prosecution rests in the trial of the protestor “target list” created by Wauwatosa Police Department in 2020
May 4, 2023 Barbara With The prosecution has rested in the trial of Crime Analyst Dominick Ratkowski and Wautatosa Police Officer Joseph Roy for the creation of a “target list” during the 2020 protests of the death of three young men killed by Wauwatosa Police Department Officer Joseph Mensah. The suit claims that Ratkowski and […]
Bad River Band files papers in Federal Court about deterioration around Line 5 pipeline during emergency flooding
May 4, 2023 Barbara With On May 1, 2023, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Enbridge Energy filed papers in federal court, showing evidence that a meander where the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline crosses the Bad River is worsening quickly under the pressure of the record snowfalls, still melting down the north […]
Great Lake Water Protectors representing at COP 15; Deliver invoice to Enbridge for damages from building Line 3
December 13, 2022 Great Grandmother Mary Lyon and other Great Lakes Water Protectors deliver an invoice to Enbridge in Montreal for all the damage they’ve done to local communities when building Line 3 in northern Wisconsin. Photos and video: Rebecca Kemble
Winona LaDuke, the only “Shell River 7” case not dismissed in Wadena County
December 13, 2022 Winona LaDuke to appear December 14, 9 AM CST via Zoom on misdemeanor obstruction charge during Line 3 construction. https://zoomgov.com/joinMeeting ID: 161 009 9976Meeting Passcode: 469854 Winona LaDuke, Executive Director and co-founder of Honor the Earth, will appear in court tomorrow via Zoom as the sole remaining “Shell River 7” defendant. In […]
Water Protectors And the Great Lakes to be highlighted at UN COP 15 in Montreal; International Water Protectors headed to Canada
December 2, 2022 By Barbara With Sierra Club Canada has been chosen to present before the United Nations Council of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP 15) taking place in Montreal December 7-19, 2022. The presentation will focus on the Great Lakes and the immense risk that pipelines, oil spills, and climate change pose to 84% […]
As Wisconsin DNR sets horizontal directional drilling standards, Minnesota still suffering from HDD use on Line 3
November 19, 2022 On November 14, Wisconsin Land+Water, a member of the Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council, hosted a training webinar to explain the new technical standards of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) recently adopted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Enbridge Energy plans to use HDD for the construction of their proposed Line 5 […]
Water Protectors to Greet Enbridge Contractors at Pier B Hotel event in Duluth Tuesday, November 15
Concerned citizens cite Line 3 aquifer breaches, frac-outs, and excessive arrests in Minnesota, and ongoing Line 5 issues faced by the Bad River Tribe in Wisconsin TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 15 – 4:30 -7:00 P.M.Pier B Hotel — 800 W Railroad St. Duluth, MN 55802 November 14, 2022 A diverse gathering of Water Protectors wielding puppets, […]
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