ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUP

Court case in North Dakota calls federal environmental review regime into question

Construction workers specializing in pipe-laying work on a section of pipeline on July 25, 2013, outside Watford City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A lawsuit before a North Dakota federal district court could upend nearly five decades of environmental regulations affecting infrastructure projects. The Council on Environmental Quality was created through an executive order by…

LaDuke Resigns After ‘Honor the Earth’ Loses Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

PONSFORD, Minn. (KVRR) — Environmental activist Winona LaDuke is stepping down as co-executive director of Honor the Earth, the non-profit environmental justice group she co-founded with the Indigo Girls 30 years ago. They most recently held demonstrations against the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project in Minnesota. LaDuke’s resignation comes just days after a Becker County jury ruled in favor…