Will Parrish
The Guardian
California, United States
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Past articles by Will:
‘They screwed up our lake’: tar sands pipeline is sucking water from Minnesota watersheds
The Anishinaabe people are rallying to save their lakes and their traditional wild rice harvests → Read More
Revealed: legislators’ pro-pipeline letters ghostwritten by fossil fuel company
Letters by key legislators including North Dakota’s governor written by officials of MDU Resources, a subsidiary of WBI Energy → Read More
Indigenous people outraged at Canada police's possible use of lethal force
A Guardian report revealed an RCMP strategy document calling for ‘lethal overwatch’ in a January raid → Read More
Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show
Notes from strategy session for raid on Wet’suwet’en nation’s ancestral lands show commanders argued for ‘lethal overwatch’ → Read More
Revealed: emails raise ethical questions over Trump official's role in gas project
Documents obtained by the Guardian suggest interior secretary is promoting effort tied to his former firm → Read More
Revealed: FBI and police monitoring Oregon anti-pipeline activists
Emails show the latest example of environmental groups facing increased surveillance by law enforcement → Read More
Pennsylvania governor under scrutiny for role in approving pipeline
Tom Wolf’s office has denied he ordered permits for the Mariner East 2 pipeline, which is under criminal investigation for pollution and property damage, to be accelerated → Read More
How Police, Private Security, and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff
Law enforcement has been monitoring opposition to Enbridge Line 3 and seeking guidance from officials who led the militarized response at Standing Rock. → Read More
Standing Rock activist faces prison after officer shot him in the face
Marcus Mitchell, who was severely injured when a bean bag pellet entered his eye socket, was charged with trespassing after protest → Read More
'Treating protest as terrorism': US plans crackdown on Keystone XL activists
Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock → Read More
Recent Arrests Under New Anti-Protest Law Spotlight Risks That Off-Duty Cops Pose to Pipeline Opponents
Law enforcement officers hired by a private security company are enforcing a new Louisiana law which makes trespassing near oil pipelines a felony. → Read More
Living on Ohlone Land
A historic effort to repatriate East Bay land to Ohlone descendants marks a turning point for indigenous cultural renewal and prompts the question: What does it mean to live on indigenous land? → Read More
Louisiana and Minnesota Introduce Anti-Protest Bills Amid Fights Over Bayou Bridge and Enbridge Pipelines
Louisiana’s bill inflicts harsh penalties for conspiracy to trespass — which can apply even if someone never sets foot on a critical infrastructure site. → Read More
A Native American Activist Followed Her Mother’s Footsteps to Standing Rock. Now She Faces Years in Prison.
Oglala Lakota Sioux activist Red Fawn Fallis pleaded guilty to two federal felonies, all but assuring she will receive a substantial prison sentence. → Read More
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Paid Mercenaries to Build Conspiracy Lawsuit Against Environmentalists
The private security firm TigerSwan worked to build a RICO suit accusing Greenpeace, Earth First, and BankTrack of inciting protests to increase donations. → Read More
Law Enforcement Descended On Standing Rock A Year Ago And Changed the DAPL Fight Forever
No other incident during Standing Rock better illustrates the collaboration between police and private security in suppressing the NoDAPL movement. → Read More
Police Used Private Security Aircraft for Surveillance in Standing Rock No-Fly Zone
The FAA's no-fly zone barred indigenous drone pilots from documenting law enforcement at the Dakota Access Pipeline, but private security aircraft continued their surveillance. → Read More
DAPL Security Firm TigerSwan Responded to Pipeline Vandalism by Launching Multistate Dragnet
TigerSwan swept up dozens of individuals in its hunt for a few, monitoring private residences and recruiting employees at local businesses into its surveillance effort. → Read More
Environmentalists Protest As Gov. Jerry Brown Promotes Climate-Change Laws That Would Hurt Bay Area Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate-justice advocates were out in force yesterday at the state Capitol, protesting two bills that they argue would eliminate the Bay Area control over curbing pollution. The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee bucked their demands, however, and voted in line with Gov. Jerry Brown’s wishes, in favor the contentious proposed laws. → Read More
TigerSwan Faces Lawsuit Over Unlicensed Security Operations in North Dakota
Meanwhile, in Illinois, Food & Water Watch has demanded a state attorney general investigation into the firm’s infiltration of activist groups. → Read More