Traveling back to Bogotá from the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, I struggled to name a feeling I had never experienced after a climate conference: hope!
The post Hope and Action To Phase Out Fossil Fuels first appeared on Amazon Watch.The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy targets anarchists and trans organizers as national security threats. The Prairieland case built the legal precedent to enforce it.
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Traverse City, Mich. — On May 11th, 2026, Flow Water Advocates (“Flow”) and Sierra Club filed an amici curiae, or friend of the court, brief in support of the State of Michigan’s appeal of a federal court’s failure to recognize and uphold an essential attribute of state sovereignty — the public trust doctrine. Flow and... Read more »
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“In light of this situation, it is essential that responses to organized crime and illicit economies do not translate into new processes of militarization, criminalization, or the subordination of Indigenous governance systems.”
The post Indigenous Amazon Groups Urge the U.N. To Curb Organized Crime, Not Militarize Territories first appeared on Amazon Watch.Outside of PJM’s annual meeting, speakers called out grid mismanagement, rising electricity costs, and failure to bring cheaper clean energy online BALTIMORE, MD — PJM Interconnection (PJM), the regional grid operator for Maryland and a dozen other states, is holding its annual conference at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront from May 11 to 13. State lawmakers […]
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Indigenous leaders who gathered at the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues are demanding a decisive shift away from failed militarized responses toward rights-based approaches that center Indigenous territorial governance, autonomy, and community-led security systems in efforts to confront organized crime.
The post Indigenous Peoples Call on U.N. Action as Organized Crime Expands Across the Amazon first appeared on Amazon Watch.View our voter guide for the 2026 California Primary Election below, including county and state-level offices, ballot measures, and more!
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As extreme weather worsens, FEMA Review Council recommendations weaken federal disaster response and shift costs to states WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration’s FEMA Review Council released yesterday its final report of recommendations to overhaul FEMA. These recommendations, which include privatizing the National Flood Insurance Program, increasing qualifying thresholds for disaster aid, and responding […]
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Maryland Public Service Commission asked staff to conduct further analysis despite evidence that ending gas line extension allowances would provide $1 billion in savings to gas customers over next decade BALTIMORE, MD —The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) today delayed finalizing regulations to end gas line extension allowances (LEAs), preventing gas customers from having […]
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Whenever gold returns to the center of global geopolitics, the Amazon comes back into the crosshairs. The war between the United States and Iran has put the metal back on the radar of markets, investors, and the extractive industry.
The post A New Gold Rush Threatens the Amazon first appeared on Amazon Watch.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2026 Lansing, Mich. — Today in the Michigan Senate, Sen. Sam Singh (D-28) introduced legislation to address Michigan’s persistent, underfunded water infrastructure needs and support safe, affordable drinking water for all Michigan residents. MWTFA Fact Sheet (PDF) Email your Senator The Michigan Water Trust Fund Act (SB 950 & 951)... Read more »
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WSPA and Chevron led oil lobbying against California’s Cap-and-Invest program. Sacramento, Calif. — Oil and gas corporations spent $10.3 million on California state lobbying […]
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On Earth Day — a time meant to focus on protecting our water and natural resources—the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee held a hearing on a package of wetland bills, including HB 5501, 5502, 5536, 5556, and 5082. Instead of strengthening protections, these bills would weaken safeguards that have been in place for decades. Just... Read more »
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May 2026 Newsletter This is the monthly newsletter by the Montgomery County Branch of the Metro DC Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (MoCo DSA). Interested in building a socialist future? Join DSA. Want up-to-the-minute updates? Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, Twitter, and Facebook. Sign up for weekly updates (and see the archives) from
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