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World Bank’s IFC Withdraws $20m Loan From Controversial Brazilian Animal Feed Giant After Backlash – But An Even Bigger Brazil Investment Looms
IFC, the World Bank’s private-sector arm, has abandoned a US$20 million loan to Brazilian animal feed company Grupo Agronorte to finance an animal feed factory
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New Report: Maryland’s $15M Animal Waste Fund Fails to Deliver
Maryland is subsidizing private waste-technology ventures in communities that are already carrying an unfair share of the state’s pollution burden and do not want these projects in their backyards.
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Why Is Industrial Animal Agriculture Bad for the Environment?
Industrial animal agriculture has become one of the most significant drivers of climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and pollution worldwide.
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Senate Farm Bill Draft Doubles Down on Industrial Ag, Sidelining Healthy Food, Small Farmers, Hungry Families
This legislation pours more taxpayer dollars into an industrial system dominated by pesticide-intensive commodity crops that primarily feed factory farms, fuel our cars, and supply ingredients for u…
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New Report: Genetically Engineered Animals Increase Risks to Public Health, Animal Welfare
A new report from Friends of the Earth U.S. raises urgent concerns about the growing threat of genetically engineered (GE) animals in the U.S. food system.
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Who Decides What Development Looks Like?
Public development banks direct an estimated $2.2 trillion annually and help shape everything from infrastructure and energy systems to agriculture and rural development.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. Urges Opposition to Flawed Senate Farm Bill Proposal
The Senate must reject corporate giveaways and massive cuts to conservation and invest in a healthier and more resilient food system.
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House Farm Bill Prioritizes Corporate Agribusiness Over Farmers and Public Health
The House just voted 224-200 to pass a deeply flawed Farm Bill that is not only widely unpopular with Americans but also actively harmful.
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Global Protests in Dozens of Countries Call on World Bank Group to End Financing for Factory Farming
The World Bank Group invested $1.4 billion in industrial livestock between 2023–2024 alone.