A federally sponsored anti-terrorism fusion center in Oregon assisted a taskforce monitoring protest groups organizing against a fossil fuel infrastructure project in the state, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. The Oregon Titan Fusion Center – part of a network set
Interview: The Real News Network
On August 28th, the Real News Network interviewed me about my reporting for The Intercept on the US Border Patrol’s expanding “virtual wall” surveillance system and the role of Israel’s largest military firm, Elbit Systems. Click here to view/listen. >>
Interview: Oregon Public Broadcasting
In August, Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Think Out Loud” program had me on to discuss my reporting with Jason Wilson in The Guardian concerning police surveillance and monitoring of Jordan Cove Energy Project opponents. Click here to listen. >>
The US Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under Persistent Surveillance (The Intercept, Aug. 25, 2019)
ON THE SOUTHWESTERN END of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation, roughly 1 mile from a barbed-wire barricade marking Arizona’s border with the Mexican state of Sonora, Ofelia Rivas leads me to the base of a hill overlooking her home. A U.S.
Emails Raise Ethical Questions Over Trump Official’s Role in Gas Project
The US interior secretary, David Bernhardt, is promoting a fossil fuel project for which his former employer, a lobbying firm, is a paid advocate, e-mails obtained by the Guardian suggest. Experts say Bernhardt is probably violating ethics guidelines issued by
FBI and Police Monitoring Oregon Pipeline Opponents (The Guardian, Aug. 8, 2019)
Law enforcement groups, including the FBI, have been monitoring opponents of a natural gas infrastructure project in Oregon and circulated intelligence to an email list that included a Republican-aligned anti-environmental PR operative, emails obtained by the Guardian show. The South
Border Patrol Museum Demonstrators Targeted in Crackdown on Migrant Solidarity Protests (Shadowproof, May 20, 2019)
Four activists turned themselves in to El Paso police on May 13 after the police issued warrants for their arrest related to a nonviolent demonstration inside a United States Border Patrol museum. The 15-minute action in February highlighted the stories
Pennsylvania Governor Under Scrutiny for Role in Approving Pipeline (The Guardian, April 8, 2019)
Internal government records obtained by the Guardian raise questions about the role of Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf in permitting construction of a controversial fossil fuel pipeline that now faces two criminal investigations stemming from widespread environmental and property damage. The 350-mile, $2.5bn
North Dakota Seeks to Restrict Access to Public Records After Standing Rock Reporting Exposed Law Enforcement Abuses (The Intercept, Feb. 11, 2019)
North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill to restrict the release of records related to security operations involving “critical infrastructure” — a category that includes fossil fuel pipelines. The bill comes after The Intercept and other media outlets published stories
How Police Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Stand-Off in MN (The Intercept, Jan. 30, 2019)
Minnesota police have spent 18 months preparing for a major standoff over Enbridge Line 3, a tar sands oil pipeline that has yet to receive the green light to build in the state. Records obtained by The Intercept show that law