Yesterday in Jefferson County, WV, over 300 community members showed up to take their concerns over toxic air and water pollution from a Danish Rockwool insulation factory straight to its gates. Twenty-four people sat in and were arrested at the gates of the proposed Rockwool insulation plant. Local police barred… Continue reading
This morning, a pipeline fighter named Andy climbed an excavator at a Mountain Valley Pipeline work site in Summers County, WV, and locked themself to it, preventing work at the site. The pipeline fighter was locked to the excavator for multiple hours this morning, but came down on their own… Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ginew@protonmail.com laurel@ran.org Water Protector Locks Down to Tripod Blocking Enbridge Great Lakes Office, Crowds Rally Across Minnesota on Day of Enbridge Shareholders Meeting (Superior, MN) This morning, water protectors erected a tripod in front of the Enbridge Great Lakes office in Superior, at the terminus of… Continue reading
The pipeline fighter who barricaded themself inside the Mountain Valley Pipeline this morning has been extracted, arrested, and bailed out of jail. They were charged with two misdemeanors (trespassing, obstruction) and two felonies (threats of terrorist acts, property destruction). Help us support this brave person and ongoing pipeline resistance: bit.ly/supportmvpresistance… Continue reading