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Senate Judiciary Committee must carefully assess Delrahim in light of potential agribusiness mergers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Makan Delrahim, Trump’s nominee for Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Ant…
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Lighthizer must protect the planet as U.S. Trade Representative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative and sent his nomination to the Senate floor. Friend…
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Chloe Maxmin, Youth Climate Activist, Joins Friends of the Earth U.S. Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth U.S. is pleased to welcome Chloe Maxmin to the board for the 2017-2020 term. Maxmin brings years of hand-on experience as a climate…
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Senate Should Take a Stand On Perdue
The USDA needs a champion who will support small family farmers, food safety standards, and healthier food — not another shill for big agribusiness.
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Fossil Fuel industry pays for Trump to party
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Filings released today by the Federal Election Commission show that fossil fuel companies poured nearly $7 million into parties and festivities for Trump’s inaugural committee…
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Activists and clients tell TIAA to stop investments linked to deforestation and displacement of local farmers
TIAA’s investments support palm oil companies that raze forests and drive species to extinction. It is time for TIAA to reveal and reduce their ties to this destruction and truly practice social res…
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Fossil fuel corporations are the only winners at White House meeting on Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump’s advisors and cabinet officials will today convene a meeting to consider the United States’ commitment to the Paris Agreement, according to reports. The two choi…
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GOP razes Senate rules to install Gorsuch
Neil Gorsuch is a right-wing zealot whose placement on the Supreme Court threatens our planet, our civil rights, and the foundations of our democracy. The actions taken today by the Republicans will h…
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How Greener School Lunches Can Help Fight Climate Change
Greening school food should be a primary ingredient in combating climate change—just as important as making schools more solar-powered and energy efficient.
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Friends of the Earth announces historic verdict in Indonesia’s fight against deforestation
Palm oil from Central Kalimantan is in thousands of consumer food products and cosmetics on the global market, as well as in biofuels in many countries; numerous palm oil companies implicated in the d…