Monthly Archive: September 2016
Syria ceasefire tenuously holds but aid deliveries still stuck Support for Standing Rock Sioux protest against pipeline spreads across the U.S. Epic court battle between Ecuadorian villagers and Chevron moves to Canada Youth propose...
A fragile Syria ceasefire agreement took effect Monday and seems to be holding at least for now. The deal calls for a seven-day suspension of fighting between Russian-allied government forces and US-backed opposition groups...
In Columbus, Ohio demonstrators took to the streets Thursday after police shot and killed a 13-year-old African American boy allegedly armed with a BB-gun. FSRN’s Evan Davis has more. Download Audio About 150 people...
A group of youth plaintiffs in Washington state are bringing their fight for a stable climate system – which they argue is a constitutional right and as inalienable as any right conceived by the...
Despite intervention from the federal government, construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline continues in North Dakota. Protesters locked themselves to construction equipment for a second day Wednesday, about 70 miles northwest of the Sacred...
German drug company Bayer announced today that it has signed a merger deal with U.S.-based seed and chemical giant, Monsanto, for $66 billion. Monsanto is already the world’s largest seed company and producer of...
A graduate student of Information Technology in Gaza has developed a car that runs on solar energy. The car can only carry one person and isn’t yet ready for industrial manufacturing, but it’s an...
The long-running lawsuit against Chevron over the dumping of toxic waste in the Amazonian region of Ecuador enters a new phase today. A court in Toronto, Canada will spend the week hearing arguments for...
India’s cabinet has unveiled a draft law which would ban commercial surrogacy. Estimates put the value of the practice in the country known as the “surrogacy hub” of the world at $2 billion. The...
North Dakota governor activates National Guard ahead of Dakota Access pipeline court ruling Retired miners struggle to retain healthcare coverage as coal companies declare bankruptcy Non-profits sue Obama administration over oil and gas leases...