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88. Kukuma Win Victory Over Petroperú’s Pollution of Marañón River (July 15, 2024)
87. Andes Iron copper-iron mine in Humboldt Archipelago, Chile, defeated again (June 24, 2024)
86. Swiss court rejects oil trader Kolmar’s defamation lawsuit against NGOs (May 20, 2024)
85. KLM ‘Fly Responsibly’ Advertisements are Greenwash, Court Rules (April 8, 2024)
#84. Peru cancels privatization of Machu Picchu ticket sales after mass protests (March 26, 2024)
#83. Amazon Lobbyists Banned from European Parliament For Failing to Testify (March 15, 2024)
#82. Victims of Flooding at Anchicayá Dam in Colombia Awarded US$52 Million (March 8, 2024)
#81. Glencore Mine Expansion in Northern Territories Blocked by Aboriginal Lawsuit (March 1, 2024)
#80. U.S. Court Bans BASF, Bayer and Syngenta’s Dicamba Weedkillers After NGOs Sue (February 23, 2024)
#79. Māori Activist Wins Right to Sue Major New Zealand Polluters (February 16, 2024)
#78. HD Hyundai Stops Sales of Diggers Used for Gold Mining in the Amazon (February 8, 2024)
#77. Migrant Workers in Mauritius Win Over US$400,000 in Compensation From Barbour and PVH (February 2, 2024)
#76. RWE Drops €1.4 Billion Case Against the Netherlands in Climate Win (January 26, 2024)
#75. UK Recruiter Cuts Ties With Israeli Weapons Supplier Elbit Systems (January 19, 2024)
#74. Whistleblower Who Exposed PwC Tax Evasion Schemes Vindicated (January 5, 2024)
#73. Starbucks Workers in Japan Form Labor Union (December 30, 2023)
#72. Auto Workers Notch Historic Win Against General Motors in Brazil and the U.S. (December 22, 2023)
#71. UK Watchdog Bans Toyota Ad For Promoting Environmental Recklessness (December 15, 2023)
#70. Panama Protestors Defeat First Quantum Minerals’ Copper Mine (December 8, 2023)
#69. Union Wins Ruling That Qantas Mass Sacking of 1,700 Workers Was Illegal (December 2, 2023)
#68. Swiss Pension Funds Blacklist Bolloré Group Over Land Grabbing (November 24, 2023)
#67. Timber Giant Samling Withdraws SLAPP Lawsuit Against Sarawak Activists (November 17, 2023)
#66. Fossil Fuel Giant Equinor Withdraws From Oxford University Career Fair (November 10, 2023)
#65. South Dakota Farmers Defeat Midwestern Carbon Capture Project (November 3, 2023)
#64. Roundup Caused Cancer Rules Missouri Jury in Unprecedented Decision (October 27, 2023)
#63. Exxon Plan to Transport Crude on California Highway Defeated (October 20, 2023)
#62. How Activists Brought Privatized City Buses Back Under Public Control in Manchester (UK) (October 13, 2023)
#61. Ecuadorians Vote to Stop Petroecuador’s Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park (October 6, 2023)
#60. Afro-Brazilian Community in Bahia Wins Certification, in Victory Against Luxury Resort Plan (September 29, 2023)
#59. UK Offers £600,000 Each to 550 Victims of Faulty Fujitsu Accounting Software (September 22, 2023)
#58. NGO Wins Access to Secret Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer COVID-19 Contracts in South Africa (September 15, 2023)
#57. Telupac Holdings’ Plan to Mine Under Australia’s Jarrah Forests Defeated by Buddhist Monks (September 8, 2023)
#56. Injured Migrant Worker Successfully Sues Rigel Marine in Singapore (September 1, 2023)
#55. Soccer Fans Successfully Pressure Bayern Munich to End Qatar Airways Sponsorship (August 25, 2023)
#54. Court Overturns Gag Order on Reporters Covering Moti Group Alleged Corruption in Zimbabwe (August 18, 2023)
#53. Workers Can Sue UberEats Despite Signing Contract Forcing Them to Use Arbitration, Rules California Supreme Court (August 4, 2023)
#52. Enel Suspends Proposed Windpeshi Wind Farm on Wayúu Indigenous Land in Colombia (July 28, 2023)
#51. Citizens of Dubrovnik Defeat Razvoj Golf’s Luxury Resort in Croatian Coastal Town (July 14, 2023)
#50. Kenyan Court Orders Facebook Moderation Contractor to Pay Its Workers Back Wages (July 7, 2023)
#49. The British Museum Cuts Sponsorship Ties With Fossil Fuel Giant BP After 27 Years (June 30, 2023)
#48. 200 Cambodian Families Compensated for Land Seized to Grow Sugar for Tate & Lyle (June 23, 2023)
#47. Garmin Rehires Pregnant Vietnamese Migrant Worker Who Was Fired Illegally (June 16, 2023)
#46. Mura Indigenous People Win Sanctions Against Brazil Potash Over Mining Project (June 10, 2023)
#45. ExxonMobil Pays 11 Villagers From Aceh, Indonesia, to Drop Lawsuit Over Military Led Torture and Murder (June 2, 2023)
#44. Palm Oil Giant SOCAPALM to Return Sacred Land Back to Mbonjo Villagers in Cameroon (May 27, 2023)
#43. Environmental Groups Defeat Logging Company Resolute’s Effort to Silence Activism (May 12, 2023)
#42. JNB Global to Provide Back Pay to Guatemalan Garment Workers Who Were Illegally Fired (May 5, 2023)
#41. Savaro Ltd, a Chemical Trading Company, Found Guilty of Causing Deadly Blast in Beirut Port That Killed 218 (April 20, 2023)
#40. Scientists Pressure British Petroleum Into Reviewing West Africa Offshore Drilling Project (April 5, 2023)
#39. Environmental Groups Defeat Palm Oil Giant Korindo’s Attempt to Silence Them (March 17, 2023)
#38. Eli Lilly Bows to Health Activist Campaign and Slashes Insulin Prices in the U.S. (March 10, 2023)
#37. Workers Win Unprecedented Four Days Annual Paid Sick Leave From U.S. Rail Giant CSX (March 3, 2023)
#36. Workers at Saint Gobain Factory in Mexico Defeat Company Backed Union (February 24, 2023)
#35. Haitian Garment Workers Win $1 Million Compensation From PVH (Phillips Van Heusen) (February 17, 2023)
#34. Europe’s Highest Court Bans Bee Killing Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Made Mostly by Bayer (February 10, 2023)
#33. California Fast Food Workers Win $2.2 Million Lawsuit Against Burger King Franchisee (February 3, 2023)
#32. UK Rabbit Farms T&S Nurseries Shut Down by Animal Rights Activists (January 23, 2023)
#31. Textile and Garment Workers in Pakistan Win Critical Safeguards With New Multi Stakeholder Accord (January 6, 2023)
#30. Singapore Airlines Agrees to Stop Firing Pregnant Air Stewards (December 23, 2022)
#29. Los Angeles Bans Oil & Gas Drilling After Years Of Health Complaints From Residents (December 9, 2022)
#28. How an Activist Took on Private Prison Company CoreCivic and Won (December 3, 2022)
#27. Tainan Enterprises Rehires Woman Union Leader at Jakarta Garment Factory After Government Mediator, Buyers and Union Intervene (November 25, 2022)
#26. Zimbabwe High Court Blocks Construction of Formula One Auto Race Track on Hwange Grazing Lands (November 18, 2022)
#25. Fossil Fuel Company Santos Withdraws From Sponsoring Darwin Festival Under Pressure From Artists and First Nations Peoples (November 11, 2022)
#24. Charter Airline Privilege Style Withdraws From Contract to Deport Asylum Seekers From the UK to Rwanda In Victory for Migrant Rights (November 4, 2022)
#23. Indigenous Communities in Borneo Defeat Radiant Lagoon’s Proposed Palm Oil Plantation (October 25, 2022)
#22. Pennsylvania Community Defeats Aqua America’s Bid to Privatize the Sewage System of Bucks County (October 14, 2022)
#21. Court Bans Shell’s Plans to Look for Oil Off South Africa’s Wild Coast (October 7, 2022)
#20. In Major Victory for Environmental Justice Activists, Court Revokes Formosa Plastics’ Air Permits in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" (September 30, 2022)
#19. Aotearoa/New Zealand Says No to Deep Sea Mining, in Victory For Indigenous and Environmental Groups (September 2, 2022)
#18. Freestone Mines Private Ltd Backs out of a Quarrying Project in Mutare, Zimbabwe, After The Community Takes Them to Court (August 19, 2022)
#17. Spanish Spy Chief Fired After Civil Society Groups Expose Agency’s Use of NSO Group Surveillance Software to Spy on Catalan Independence Movement (August 12, 2022)
#16. Boeing Forced to Move Headquarters out of Chicago, in Victory for Antiwar Activists (July 29, 2022)
#15. UK Court Agrees to Hear a £5 Billion Lawsuit By Victims of 2015 BHP Dam Collapse in Brazil (July 22, 2022)
#14. After Union Blows the Whistle, McDonald’s Agrees to Pay France €1.25 Billion to Avoid Prosecution for Evading Taxes (July 8, 2022)
#13. First Apple Store in the U.S. Unionizes in yet Another Labor Victory (July 2, 2022)
#12. Thai Garment Workers Win U.S. $8.3 Million Wage Theft Settlement From Victoria’s Secret (June 25, 2022)
#11. How the Village of Goi, Nigeria Took on Big Oil and Won (June 18, 2022)
#10: Residents of Westside Mobile Home Park in Colorado Raised Enough Money to Purchase Their Park and Beat a Corporate Landlord (June 11, 2022)
#9. Communities in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Celebrate a Ruling Blocking the Expansion Of Somkhele Open Cast Coal Mine (June 3, 2022)
#8. Quilombo Communities Win Ban on Brazil Iron’s Mining in Bahia (May 30, 2022)
#7. Resisting Elbit Systems: An Arms Company Involved in Attacks Against Palestine (May 20, 2022)
#6. Inside the Unionization Movement Sweeping Across the U.S. (May 13, 2022)
#5. Tribal Female Farmers and Their Fight to Save their Livelihoods (May 10, 2022)
#4. Scientists Across the World Protest the Companies Causing the Climate Emergency (April 29, 2022)
#3. The Struggle to Unionize Starbucks (April 22, 2022)
#2. Insensitive Email at Applebee's Leads to Mass Resignation & Widespread Boycott (April 16, 2022)
#1. Amazon Warehouse Unionizes for the First Time Ever. 50+ More Want to Follow in Its Footsteps (April 8, 2022)