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🚨New Investigation🚨 Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest & majority-state-owned oil & gas company, has a methane pollution problem. This + water pollution & human rights abuses exposed by @eia-news.bsky.social threaten Colombia's #climate leadership. Read more: bit.ly/4c3MepI

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There are growing fears that the huge Cobre Panama copper mine may reopen. In response, Panamanians have taken to the streets to protest. 🔗 bit.ly/cobre-panama-protests with @miningwatch.bsky.social / 📸: Radio Temblor

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Dams holding toxic mine waste have failed multiple times in Zambia this year. This is a wake-up call for urgent action to protect Zambia's environment, human health, and livelihoods. 🔗 bit.ly/copperbelt-pollution

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For years, communities across Colombia have been trying to draw attention to the harmful impacts of the oil industry. Activists put their lives on the line to denounce violence, pollution, and other risks in a new report with @eia-news.bsky.social and Earthworks: eia.org/report/crude...

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Durante años, comunidades en toda Colombia han intentado visibilizar los impactos dañinos de la industria petrolera. Activistas han arriesgado sus vidas para denunciar la violencia, la contaminación y otros impactos en un informe con @eia-news.bsky.social y Earthworks: eia.org/report/crudo...

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Yesterday evening, President Trump issued “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production,” an executive order that allows mines for certain minerals to seek expedited permitting review and public subsidies. Read our statement 🔗bit.ly/4iv7XJM

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¡MIRA AHORA! Una investigación de @eia-news.bsky.social y Earthworks expone a Ecopetrol, la mayor petrolera estatal colombiana, por presuntas violaciones ambientales y de derechos humanos. Vía BBC News. Mirar > bit.ly/4hzqyDe

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WATCH NOW! An investigation from @eia-news.bsky.social & Earthworks exposes Colombian state-owned & largest oil co Ecopetrol for allegedly committing enviro & human rights violations. Via @BBC. Watch: bit.ly/4hzqyDe

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WATCH NOW! An investigation from @eia-news.bsky.social & Earthworks exposes Colombian state-owned & largest oil co Ecopetrol for allegedly committing enviro & human rights violations. Via @BBC. Watch: bit.ly/4hzqyDe

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The verdict against @greenpeace.org puts corporate profits over #humanrights and so must continue to be challenged. #BigOil seeks to set a dangerous precedent to silence all who stand opposed to corporate greed. But #WeWillNotBeSilenced More > bit.ly/4iEITj0

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The verdict against Greenpeace sends a chilling signal to anyone defending natural & human rights in the U.S. We stand with @greenpeace.org as they appeal & continue to fight for our 1st Amendment rights. We will not be silenced by corporate greed. www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...

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The European Union’s Omnibus Proposal would weaken key corporate accountability and sustainability requirements. Read more about the Omnibus’s impact on Indigenous Peoples from the SIRGE Coalition. bit.ly/sirge-eu-omn...

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Great news from Norway's @naturvernforbundet.no on the issue of dumping mine waste into waters, fjords, and waterways in Europe. #ditchoceandumping 🔗 bit.ly/savingfordefjorden

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🚨Trump attacks environmental safeguards 🚨 EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the EPA will begin to eliminate protections for the environment and communities living on the frontlines of fossil fuel and mining pollution. Read our statement 🔗 bit.ly/news-epa-repeals

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Say no to greenwashing in Imperial Valley! Californians, your voices are needed. The proposed Lithium Valley Specific Plan weakens permitting for industries that have nothing to do with responsible lithium development. Comment today! bit.ly/lvspaction

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Thanks to @lujan.senate.gov and @repraulgrijalva.bsky.social for introducing a comprehensive bill to overhaul the US’s outdated 1872 mining law. This bill will benefit Indigenous Peoples, taxpayers, mining-affected communities, water, and the environment. 🔗 bit.ly/mining-waste-fraud-abuse

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The Ecuadorian Attorney General should adequately investigate the failure of a dam holding mine waste at El Corazón mine and hold the company accountable. bit.ly/el-corazon-dam-failure

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Want to ensure YOUR voice is being heard with your representatives? Join us partners Wednesday, March 6th to discuss how contacting members of Congress can be more effective with more than just a phone call. RSVP here! -> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs has approved a resolution in solidarity with the Xinka Parliament of Guatemala and in favor of the Xinka People’s right to self-determination and free, prior and informed consent. 🔗bit.ly/ubcic-xinka 1/3🧵

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Civil society organizations across the globe are criticizing the announcement of the Omnibus package on sustainability by the EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity. It would drastically slow progress toward clean & equitable supply chains. bit.ly/eu-omnibus-ltc via @leadthecharge.bsky.social

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Gutting the Environmental Protection Agency by 65% will leave polluters unchecked, contaminating clean air, water and public health, and all but guaranteeing greater risk for vulnerable populations like children and the elderly. Via @thestar.com - bit.ly/41yFFYG

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Trump's Plastic Straws executive order, at the heart of it, is yet another BIG GIVEAWAY to corporate polluters at the price of some very real, harmful consequences for American communities. Read our blog - bit.ly/3QGAaRA

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Donald Trump & Lee Zeldin are playing with fire. In fact, they’re playing with floods and droughts & public health risks, too. Gutting EPA by 65% means more polluters & greater risk for vulnerable populations like children and the elderly. Our statement - bit.ly/4kkdSCt

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Congress just voted to demolish the #cutmethane Polluter Fee - a critical nation-wide protection for clean air & public health. Yet, another example of Trump & members of Congress putting polluters above people. Out statement - bit.ly/3De3ueV

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Today, 75+ enviro groups sent Congress a letter urging opposition to H.J.Res 35 and S.J.Res 12 that roll back the methane polluter fee. Communities demand more from Congress than to continue to undermine basic health protections. www.edfaction.org/news-resourc...

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For over a decade, communities have denounced the Conga Mine Project in Peru for its water impacts in a sensitive ecosystem. It is time for judges to side with people, not corporations, and uphold their right to a healthy environment.

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“Greater demand for mining in 2025 means a greater need to effectively regulate mining and hold companies accountable for human rights and environmental harm.” - Jen Krill, Earthworks & Jim Wormington, @hrw-fr.bsky.social via @newsweek.com 🔗 bit.ly/newsweek-mining-standards

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We are on the verge of a climate catastrophe, and the O&G industry that brought us to the edge isn’t just silent; they are quietly pushing us over the edge. Big Oil can't be trusted to do the right thing. We need methane regulations now more than ever: earthworks.org/blog/oil-and...

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We stand behind Governor Josh Shapiro's fight against the Trump administration that has shut off funding to plug up dangerous gas wells, help families cut energy costs, & more. Our statement -

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Today Lead the Charge unveiled its third annual Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard, ranking 18 global automakers based on their efforts to build equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free supply chains as they transition to electric vehicles. bit.ly/2025-ew-leaderboard #electricvehicles #climate #rights

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It is WRONG to attack the US EPA's waste emissions charge. Americans demand we #CutMethane & other toxic oil&gas pollution. Congress must oppose this resolution, stand up against corporate polluters & stand with communities & #publichealth. Our statement - bit.ly/3Q2TDeD

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The same is true whether in DC or Austin: the fight for #cleanair & #cleanwater are much bigger than a single election cycle. Earthworks recommits to stand in solidarity on the frontlines in TX. Our Blog -> bit.ly/40Hnq1k

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🧵 1/ Trump wants to rollback common sense safeguards that #cutmethane pollution from oil and gas AND export more of it to the EU. The EU isn’t buying it… subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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"In Western Pennsylvania, we watch the horror unfold from 2,000 miles away. Concerned and deeply saddened yes, but perhaps not realizing that what happens there is caused, at least in part, by what happens here..." triblive.com/opinion/alis...

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"The San Juan Basin’s families deserve clean air, safe land, and the ability to continue traditions...without harmful exposure or fear. Addressing the abandoned wells crisis is about more than cleanup — it’s about justice and preserving a way of life." www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...

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The US EPA decision to give WV authority to permit CO2 sequestration wells fails to protect the best interests of communities who've been on the frontlines of fossil fuel harm. It benefits the same companies who have exploited and polluted WV for decades. earthworks.org/releases/sta...

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Sen. Ted Cru and Rep. Pfluger’s Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act will repeal the commonsense methane fee, which will only be paid by the biggest law-breaking corporate polluters. This proposal is a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card for corporate donors. #CutMethane

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Virtual hearings are happening today w/ the Dept of Energy on the ARCH2 Hydrogen hub in Appalachia. Risks associated with extracting, transporting, & processing #fossilfuels are well documented. We will be engaging in the coming months. Our position -> earthworks.org/releases/sta...

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With days counting down to the end of the Biden administration, POTUS must finalize the PHMSA rule as soon as possible to advance pipeline safety for communities across the US. Why? The answer is frighteningly closer than you think. n.pr/4gpyLK6

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Under Biden bp, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Chevron and others claimed support for EPA rules to cut methane from oil and gas. Now they are behind calls from Texas trade groups to repeal them. 🤠It's a Texas two-faced two-step 💃🕺 earthworks.org/blog/a-texas...

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