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Pruitt Confirmation Puts Big Oil in Charge of EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Senate confirmed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has extensive ties to industries that he would regulate, incl…
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New data find climate-friendly, healthy meals within reach for public schools
While cities and states are leading efforts to combat climate change, shifting institutional food purchasing has rarely been tapped as a climate mitigation strategy.
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Thousands of consumers show love for bees on Valentines Day, demand Ace Hardware and True Value stop selling bee-killing pesticides
5,000+ people across the country deliver valentines to retailers urging them to “show bees some love” WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Valentine’s week, over 5,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming A…
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Over 300 food and farm groups Urge Jeff Sessions to oppose agricultural mega-mergers
We call on Sessions to put the interests of the American people, workers and farmers above the interests of mega corporations and conduct an independent review process free of political interference.
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Dakota Access greenlight betrays Indigenous Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Army Corps of Engineers indicated that it will greenlight the Dakota Access pipeline on Wednesday. This is in direct response to Donald Trump’s executive order to move f…
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170 conservation groups urge Senate to reject Zinke for Interior Secretary
Congressman would do irreparable damage to endangered species, public lands, climate WASHINGTON, D.C. — One hundred seventy conservation groups today urged the U.S. Senate to reject Rep. Ryan Zinke…
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FOIA docs show CRA windfall to Exxon, Trump cronies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies like ExxonMobil stand to gain millions from taxpayers as Congress moves to reverse a recent federal regulation limiting the waste of natural gas on public and tribal lan…
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The Big Gas Giveaway: flaring, the Congressional Review Act, and Trumps present to BigOil
We need stronger protections for our public lands, not another victory for Big Oil at the expense of front line communities, taxpayers, and the climate.
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Global coalition stages protests and bank closures across the globe to defund Dakota Access Pipeline
While Trump, Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics race to complete the pipeline, over 500,000 people representing over $2.3 billion in personal investments say no. New York, Madrid, Munich, S…
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Citizens of the world will resist Tillersons United States of Exxon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted to confirm former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the United States Secretary of State. In response, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued th…