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By Denise Robbins, CCAN Communications Team In London, nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) advanced a proposal for a net-zero framework on maritime shipping, functionally creating the world’s first-ever price on carbon.  In Santa Marta, Colombia, more than 50 countries gathered for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, a historic attempt […]

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In light of the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Industrial Workers of the World Printing and Publishing Workers Union and Freelance Journalists Union expresses its solidarity with the Union of Journalists in Lebanon, a member of the International Federation of Journalists. The Israeli invasion has already claimed the lives of at least 1,268 people … Continue reading "In Solidarity with the Union of Journalists in Lebanon"

Community organizations, environmental justice advocates, and international frontline leaders will gather across the Bay Area next week for the 13th annual Anti-Chevron Day, May 13-17, 2026, culminating in a major public festival and march in Richmond.

The post Bay Area Communities Mark 13th Annual Anti-Chevron Day with Global Speakers, Festival, and March in Richmond first appeared on Amazon Watch.

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.

The post The State Has Always Called It Terrorism appeared first on A Radical Guide. by Jason Bayless

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 […]

The post Lawmakers and Advocates Demand Reforms from PJM, Regional Grid Manager appeared first on Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

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!

The post Voter Guide: 2026 California Primaries appeared first on Sonoma County Democratic Socialists of America.

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 […]

The post Trump’s FEMA Reform Proposal Would Leave Communities to Face Climate Disasters Alone appeared first on Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

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 […]

The post Advocates Warn Utility Regulators’ Decision to Delay Puts Customer Savings at Risk appeared first on Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

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.

If you’re at Communication Workers Union conference 2026, or just in Bournemouth or nearby, join us for the CWU conference Ukraine solidarity fringe meeting, open to all: 1pm, Monday 11 May, Hermitage Hotel, Bournemouth BH2 5AH. Lunch provided. More info: cwuforukraine@gmail.com For the Ukraine solidarity motion going to CWU conference, see here.

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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