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Groups Intervene in Federal Lawsuit to Protect Puget Sound No Discharge Zone
Today, Washington Environmental Council, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Friends of the Earth will intervene in a federal lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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Green New Deal Must Transform Our Food System to Save Our Climate
Our current industrial food system, and the policies that prop it up, are a central part of the climate crisis, and transforming them must be a central part of the Green New Deal solution.
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Groups target Duke Energy in campaign to end monopoly control of NC electric system and public officials
A new, diverse coalition of 15 local, state and national groups today launched a statewide campaign to end Duke Energy’s monopoly control of North Carolina’s energy markets and public officials, s…
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Landmark California Legislation Encourages Climate-Friendly, Plant-Based School Lunch Options
With millions of pounds of animal foods served each year, this bill will help California’s public schools reduce their carbon footprint while serving kids healthier food.
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Coalition announces landmark statewide legislation encouraging healthy, climate-friendly, plant-based school lunch options
This first-of-its-kind legislation will increase access to healthy and climate-friendly food for California’s six million kids who receive free and reduced price lunch. It will also help California…
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A pesticides wake-up call: New study confirms the need to eat and farm organic
As organic farmers, we care deeply about the food we put in our bodies and how it’s grown. On our small farm in middle Georgia, my husband and I grow U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic…
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Pesticide levels drop after one week of eating organic
A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Research found that switching to an organic diet significantly reduced the levels of synthetic pesticides found in all…
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Voting rights, environmental groups launch North Carolina redistricting tour
A coalition of voting rights and environmental organizations are launching a redistricting teach-in tour in eastern North Carolina this weekend.
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Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides?
A new study tracks the pesticides and residues in a small cohort of eaters, and found significant reductions when they switched to an all-organic diet.
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Groups in NC launch campaign to end Duke Energy’s monopoly control of electric system and public officials
The Energy Justice NC Coalition is a new collaboration of 15 local, state, regional and national organizations focused on promoting common sense energy policies that will shift the state to a more aff…