Author: Erin Elizabeth

On Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would no longer grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a temporary victory to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, veterans, and their supporters- worldwide- who had joined together to fight against the project that might threaten the tribe’s water source and cultural sites. It was no surprise that North Dakota’s leaders criticized the decision or that Gov. Jack Dalrymple called it a “serious mistake” which “prolongs the dangerous situation” of having protesters camped out during the cold, wintry weather. (I wonder...

This week, American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, jointly tested their new uniforms to determine if the clothing has been responsible for the reactions that have triggered more than 1,600 health complaints by cabin crews. While the airline has offered uniforms made of alternative materials, the union doesn’t believe the airline’s offer goes far enough. People are unwell. The union says that flight attendants have reported headaches, rashes, hives, burning skin, eye irritation, itching, and respiratory problems, “We feel a remedy that excludes a full recall of the uniform fails to adequately protect our members,” they said in a statement....

Dr. Bronner’s, the leading natural soap and organic body care products brand, has resigned from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), due to what they call a betrayal of the consumer-led GMO labeling movement. The OTA lent crucial support to the DARK Act, something they had initially opposed, and that allowed anti-labeling legislators to push that legislation through the Senate and be signed into law by President Obama this past summer. However, although the company resigned from OTA, they will now use their organizational resources to help power consumer, farmer and industry organizations which, “more authentically and courageously represent the...