Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Sue Greenpeace?

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In 2016 a group of activists who called themselves water protectors—led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe—set up camp on the windswept plains of North Dakota. Their protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline quickly grew into one of the largest Indigenous-led movements in…

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BBC Says It “Regrets” Not Pulling Bob Vylan Glastonbury Set After Controversial Chants

The BBC has said it “regrets” not cutting its live stream of Bob Vylan‘s controversial performance at Glastonbury after the duo expressed “antisemitic sentiments.” The BBC initially said it would not be making the set available on-demand but has now gone further, expressing regret at a failure to pull the live stream halfway through. The…

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