Lac-Megantic

Linda Garcia, Goldman Prize winner

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project

Environment

When a major export terminal project threatened to bring 360,000 gallons of crude oil per day through the Fruit Valley neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington, along the Columbia River, Linda Garcia led a long fight against the project.

Canada moves to put tougher limits on dangerous oil trains

Environment
Lac-Mégantic almost eight months after a train derailed and exploded in the middle of the town.

A Michigan journalist finds echoes of Detroit in a shattered Canadian town

Energy East

Canada takes another run at finding a pipeline for its tar sands oil

Investigation Continues After Devastating Train Derailment in Lac-Megantic, Canada

Conflict & Justice