Tag: Water Protectors
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The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife
Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for the Guardian Activists fight to stop construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, which endangers an ecosystem that is one of the most important bird habitats in the western hemisphere Deep within the humid green heart…
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Water Protectors Charged With Felonies Under Louisiana’s Anti-Protest Law
Photo: Water protectors continue to oppose construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin despite a new state law that criminalizes civil disobedience at pipeline construction sites. Mike Ludwig / Truthout The Atchafalaya Basin is the nation’s largest river swamp and home to some of the most pristine wetlands in Louisiana, so the…
