November 16, 2022 On November 15, Enbridge held a meet and greet at Pier B in the Duluth harbor to recruit more Native contractors to work on the proposed Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute through the Bad River watershed. Enbridge has recently been found guilty of criminal trespass and unjust enrichment in a lawsuit with the […]

Water Protectors send message to Enbridge during Indigenous contractor recruitment drive in Duluth
by wcmcoop on November 16, 2022 in Citizen Media, Enbridge, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, Line 5, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, water

Gov. Evers Invites Students and Families to Create Ornaments for Capitol Christmas Tree Celebrating “Wisconsin Waters”
by Barbara With on November 11, 2022 in water
November 11, 2022 Photo: Lisa Wells MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced “Wisconsin Waters” as the theme for the 2022 State Capitol Holiday Tree and invited students to contribute handmade ornaments celebrating what Wisconsin’s waterways mean to them. “From the first Indigenous people who hunted and gathered in our freshwater sources before Wisconsin became a state, to our farmers who have been the […]

Indigenous Lifeways Threatened by Enbridge’s Line 5
by wcmcguest on November 8, 2022 in Citizen Media, Enbridge, Environment, Line 5, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water
November 8, 2022 Tribal leaders and Native community members share how #Enbridge #Line5 currently impacts and the proposed tunnel will continue to harm Native communities in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. Through sharing about lifeways and connection to the Straits, they affirm that #WaterIsLife. They envision Michiganders safeguarding the Great Lakes out of gratitude for […]

Line 3 charges dismissed against five of the “Shell River 7” water protectors
by wcmcguest on November 1, 2022 in Citizen Media, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, pipelines, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water
November 1, 2022 On Monday, October 31, 2022, District Judge Doug Clark dismissed all charges against five of the “Shell River 7” water protectors. The five include Kelly Maracle, Trish Weber, Mary Klein, Barbara With, and Cheryl Barnds. Judge Clark dismissed the cases on grounds that the State had failed to demonstrate probable cause to […]

Enbridge admits it breached aquifer in Line 3 construction; Clearwater County Attorney referred case to Attorney General for criminal prosecution
by wcmcguest on October 17, 2022 in Citizen Media, corporate fascism, Environment, Line 3, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, water
October 17, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Stiles, Deputy Chief of Staff (651) 296-2069 office (651) 262-6193 mobile Enbridge admits it breached aquifer in Line 3 construction, will pay fine and perform environmental restoration Attorney General Ellison files criminal charge for aquifer breach against Enbridge, along with diversion agreement contingent on Enbridge not breaking […]

Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal
by wcmcguest on September 13, 2022 in Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Standing Rock, Treaty Rights, water
September 13, 2022 Available for interviews:Contact Ellie Rutledge Silver to scheduleers@justiceonline.org(202) 232-1180 x203September 13, 2022 For Immediate ReleaseCPLL Victory!: Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal and Bars Ongoing Efforts to Obstruct AccessToday, a Minnesota court issued a ruling protecting an Indigenous-led camp of Line 3 opponents from Hubbard County’s […]

Winona LaDuke celebrates her birthday on Mooningwaanikaaning in Lake Superior on Madeline Island in a benefit for the water
by wcmcoop on August 18, 2022 in Citizen Media, Environment, Line 5, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water, Wetlands
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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Army Corps NO to Rubber Stamping oil pipelines
by wcmcguest on May 13, 2022 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, corporate fascism, Enbridge, Environment, Line 5, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Uncategorized, water, Wetlands
May 13, 2022 Click here to learn how you can tell the Army Corps of Engineers to stop using the NWP 12 for fossil fuel infrastructure projects. The NWP (Nationwide permit) program was created as an alternative to the individual environmental 404 permitting process, so that activities and projects like boat ramps or mooring buoys that […]

Indigenous Women Leaders & Over 200 Groups Urge the Army Corps to Stop the Line 5 Pipeline Expansion
by wcmcguest on April 29, 2022 in corporate fascism, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Enbridge, Environment, Line 5, pipelines, Treaty Rights, water
April 29, 2022 On April 27, 2022, Indigenous women leaders, joined by over 200 organizations, representing millions nationwide, submitted a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers urging the department to deny necessary permits for the expansion of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, and to conduct a federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the entire pipeline within the Army […]

Winona LaDuke testifies on behalf of water protectors: “We have an inherent right to be on the very land on which we belong.”
by Barbara With on February 11, 2022 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Enbridge, Environment, Idle No More, Line 3, Line 5, pipelines, Rights of Nature, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, water, Wetlands
February 11, 2022 By Barbara With Winona LaDuke took the stand at an evidentiary hearing today to testify on behalf of water protectors being charged with multiple gross misdemeanors in Minnesota as related to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. Enbridge, a foreign multi-national Canadian corporation, built the pipeline through 1855 Treaty territory and had several […]
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