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To Stop Line 3 Across Minnesota, an Indigenous Tribe Is Asserting the Legal Rights of Wild Rice

In the first “rights of nature” case filed in a U.S. tribal court, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe is hoping to establish precedent in support of an unorthodox but growing legal movement.

By Katie Surma

Sections of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline on the construction site on the White Earth Nation Reservation near Wauburn, Minnesota in June 2021. Credit: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is seen in San Francisco, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

With 10 Appointees on the Ninth Circuit, Trump Seeks to Tame His Nemesis

By David Hasemyer

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Could FOIA Force Trump Administration to Restore Missing Climate Data?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A Warning to Clean Energy Companies Eyeing China's Markets

By Ann Danylkiw

Obama's Treaty-Making Powers Broader Than Recognized

By David Sassoon

Lawyers Advising Clients to Prepare for Economy-Wide GHG Regulation

By David Sassoon

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