Bill Jones
Coverage of Bill Jones in the Nexus archive.
- British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
Protesters in British Columbia are blocking logging operations to protect remaining old-growth forests on Vancouver Island, where trees up to a millennium old are being cut for high-value timber. First Nations elder Bill Jones and forest defenders staged a nighttime roadblock, causing a logging truck to retreat. The region's old-growth rainforests, critical for carbon storage, are among the rarest ecosystems, with only 20% of productive forests remaining.
- Supreme Court clears way to end TPS program protections for Haitians and other immigrants
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Haitians and other immigrants, allowing the Trump administration to cancel the program. This decision could lead to deportations and impact businesses reliant on TPS holders, with over 350,000 people affected, mostly from Haiti.