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Breaking – Verdict in Landmark SLAPP Case Against Greenpeace: Water Protector Legal Collective Continues the Call for Corporate Transparency and Accountability, and Respect for Indigenous Sovereignty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2025 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org , (210) 324-3393...
Mar 19
Honoring Representative Raúl M. Grijalva
We mourn the passing of Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva. This loss is a profound loss for our country, particularly for Indigenous Peoples...
Mar 13
Water Protector Legal Collective Continues Fight for Corporate Transparency in Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace SLAPP Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Mandan, ND...
Dec 19, 2024
Battle Over Transparency and Corporate Accountability Continues in WPLC Response to Energy Transfer’s New Emergency Motion to Enforce Protective Order Targeting WPLC in Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org On October...
Oct 17, 2024
Civil Society Organizations Meet with White House Staff on Implementation of Human Rights Treaties in the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org ...
Sep 24, 2024
Update from Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace - WPLC Motion to Intervene Oral Argument
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org On...
Sep 19, 2024
WPLC Legal Battle to Uncover Critical Sealed Documents Related to DAPL Public Safety and Water Contamination in Energy Transfer LP et al. v. Greenpeace et al. Continues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2024 Nizhoni Begay, Communications Coordinator, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Morton County,...
Jul 23, 2024
This Is Not Innocuous: 1.4M gallons of potentially toxic drilling fluid in Lake Oahe
Dear relatives, I was recently told a spill of “drilling fluid” sounds “innocuous.” It’s not–and there’s evidence from an expert report...
Jul 23, 2024
WPLC Files Motion to Intervene and Lift Protective Order in Energy Transfer LP et al. v. Greenpeace et al., to Shed Light on Critical DAPL Safety Issues and Possible Water Contamination of Lake Oahe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2024 Nizhoni Begay, Communications Coordinator, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org WPLC Files Motion to...
Jul 5, 2024
#NoDAPL update: We’ve been quiet recently… here’s why.
Dear relatives, As the summer solstice has come and gone and the time for reflection and ceremony is in full swing for many of our...
Jul 5, 2024
Time for Justice: Leonard Peltier’s June Parole Hearing Garners Vast Support Including Legal Expert Letter on Arbitrary Detention from WPLC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, Communications Coordinator, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Time for...
May 10, 2024
WPLC Joins Thousands of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2024 Contact: communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Photo by: WPLC Executive Director and Senior Attorney...
May 3, 2024
World Water Day 2024: Honoring the Water
March 22, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org World Water Day 2024:...
Mar 22, 2024
International Women’s Day 2024: Honoring Mother Earth, the Water, and Indigenous Women and Matriarchs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nizhoni Begay, WPLC Communications, communications@waterprotectorlegal.org International Women’s Day 2024: Honoring...
Mar 8, 2024
Honoring Leonard Peltier on Global Day of Solidarity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2024 Contact: Nizhoni Begay communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Honoring Leonard Peltier on Global...
Feb 6, 2024
8th Circuit Opinion in Dundon v. Kirchmeier Rules in Favor of Law Enforcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2023 Contact: Rachel Lederman, Esq. (Lead Counsel) Partnership for Civil Justice Fund...
Nov 16, 2023
Human rights organizations and advocates at U.N. 139th Session Call for Release of Leonard Peltier
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2023 Contact: Nizhoni Begay, Communications Coordinator communications@waterprotectorlegal.org Human...
Nov 13, 2023
U.N. Human Rights Committee Historic Review of U.S. Compliance with ICCPR
Members of the Indigenous Peoples Working Group with United Nations Human Rights Committee members, Yvonne Donders (middle) and Dr....
Nov 13, 2023
Indigenous Peoples Testify at the 139th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Committee Formal Briefing
Indigenous Peoples Testify in Geneva at the 139th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Committee Formal Briefing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Oct 16, 2023
8th Circuit Court of Appeals To Hear Oral Arguments in Standing Rock Civil Rights case,
Dundon v. Kirchmeier, on September 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2023 Contact: Rachel Lederman, Esq. (Lead Counsel)...
Sep 15, 2023