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I went Dungeness crabbing in Washington for the first time this fall. Here’s why I’m concerned about increased shipping from Trans Mountain pipeline.
We would see an estimated 700% increase in shipping traffic in the Salish Sea. With it would come increased risks to fishing families, coastal communities and our marine wildlife.
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New report highlights BlackRock’s Big Problem with coal
This report shows Blackrock is financing the destruction of our planet and escalating the climate crisis by pumping billions of dollars into dirty coal plant construction. If Blackrock wants to actual…
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Friends of the Earth Applauds D.C. Council for Increasing Healthy, Sustainable Food Options in Schools
The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously today to increase healthy, plant-forward meal options for students. The legislation also formally adopts the Good Food Purchasing Program acro…
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Sanderson Farms loses motion to dismiss NGO lawsuit on false and misleading advertising
The judgement comes after Sanderson Farms, the nation’s third largest chicken producer, announced late last week that it would stop the routine use of medically important antibiotics to prevent dise…
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Fishermen Call on Congress for Protection from Net Pen Finfish Aquaculture
American fishing industry groups and individual fishermen from across the country today delivered a letter calling on both houses of Congress to oppose any attempts to legitimize open net pen finfish…
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EPA Sued for Records of Andrew Wheeler Meetings With Oil Lobbyists
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for refusing to release public records concerning meetings and communications with the lobby…
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Friends of the Earth Presses Case Against License Renewal for Aging Turkey Point Nuclear Reactors
Friends of the Earth will be appear before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in an hearing today, regarding Florida Power and Light’s controversial request to opera…
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The caravan reveals what is happening in our country: an interview with Bertita Zúniga Cáceres
I spoke with Bertita about the trial of her mother’s killers, which has since concluded with a guilty charge against four of Berta’s killers, the conditions of instability in Honduras and the reas…
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Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe: Four Takeaways from this Sunday’s New York Times Article
Staff at Friends of the Earth worked closely with the reporter, ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten, to share background information and analysis, supply contacts in Indonesia and bring him along on publ…
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Nuclear Reactor Closures: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions Communities and the Climate
The White Paper spells out in detail why nuclear power bailouts would hinder the global fight to combat climate change, and provides practical solutions for phasing out old, uneconomical plants.