The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has allocated more than $5 million each to Corridors of the Future I-5 and I-95 to increase parking availability to freight trucks, for a total grant of $11 million. Acting FHWA administrator Jim Ray said that I-5 and I-95, which together account for 10 percent of all US interstate truck [...]

More than 100 Earth First!ers swarmed the Columbus, OH office of American Municipal Power (AMP) on July 7, to demand that MP-Ohio cancel its plans for construction of a new and widely opposed coal-fired power plant in southeast Ohio. Donations for bail money are still needed if you see a “donate for bail money” button [...]

According to a communiqué, a Maryille, IL office of Bernardin, Lochmueller, & Associates (BLA, the company responsible for planning the entire route of I-69) was sabotaged on the morning of June 30: This morning, the owners of [BLA] in Maryville, Illinois were popping aspirins to deal with their headaches. Maybe the underlings enjoyed the day [...]

Due to the recent upsurge in anti-infrastructure actions and related news (just take a look at the last few weeks’ worth of posts, below!), we are shifting to a less regular posting schedule. Rather than compiling stories and posting them once per week, we will now be posting news as we learn about it. Check [...]

There are three different US Convergences for Climate Action this year: West Coast Convergence for Climate Action: July 28 – August 4, Eugene, OR Southeast Convergence for Climate Action: August 5-11, Louisa County, VA (near Richmond) Northeast Climate Confluence: July 27 – August 3, High Falls, NY The climate convergences are gathering places for people [...]

A number of actions have taken place recently against the NAFTA Superhighway I-69, a Corridor of the Future: June 23; Kalamazoo, MI: Protesters bearing drums and whistles paraded through the offices of DLZ Corporation, an engineering firm involved in I-69 construction and planning. June 24; Hicksville, NY: An office of HNTB at 40 Commerce Pl. [...]

Activists from Blue Ridge Earth First! and Mountain Justice Summer blockaded the Richmond, VA headquarters of Dominion Energy on the morning of June 30. An all-woman team locked down in the street in front of the building, while another woman hung in the street suspended from a bridge. The action came in response to the [...]

Alabama: The Alabama Department of Transportation is planning a new I-10 bridge across the Mobile River. A decision on one of 3 proposed routes is expected in 2009. Arizona: Plans are under consideration for a freeway to allow I-10 traffic to bypass Phoenix. At a recent public meeting, citizens spoke in opposition to the plan [...]

The Inter-American Development Bank has issued $800 million worth of loans for the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the controversial Camisea gas field in the Peruvian Amazon. Peru plans to build a liquefecation plant, marine terminal and pipeline to enable the exportation of natural gas. Because natural gas is highly explosive, it must [...]

The anti-I-69 treesit in Indiana has been evicted, and Roadblock EF! has called for people to contact state officials and construction company employees in response. Read about the eviction, various solidarity actions and ways to help at the Roadblock EF! website. Read reports of other actions here, here and here. Remember that there are lots [...]