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As Subway moves to reduce antibiotics in chicken, groups call for details and timelines
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Following calls to action from US PIRG, Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Keep Antibiotics Working, Food Animals Concern Trus…
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Obamas Alaska visit showcases climate hypocrisy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama begins a three-day trip to Alaska today, to view how climate change is already having adverse impacts on the state and discuss ways to address them. In his weekly…
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Consumers to Costco: Dont be the GMO salmon store
Thousands across U.S. deliver letters demanding that Costco say no to genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week more than 18,000 people will deliver letters to Costco Wholesale Corp…
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Court sides with feds and coal firms in lawsuit over federal coal leasing program
Plaintiffs Will Appeal Bureau of Land Management has not comprehensively reviewed the program in over 30 years WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court in Washington, D.C. dismissed litigation brought ag…
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U.S. undermines Indias solar program at WTO
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Trade Organization has upheld the United States’ challenge against India’s solar power program. The WTO ruled that the program violates global trade rules by imposin…
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Neonic studies highlight need to strengthen EPA pollinator rules
A trio of recent studies, one conducted in the U.S. and the others in Europe, are highlighting some alarming facts regarding the daunting realities of neonicotinoid pesticides and their prevalence in…
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Beekeepers, environmentalists question EPAs commitment to saving bees
FOIA request probes pesticide industry influence WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth submitted a Freedom of Information Act to the Environmental Protection Agency today requesting meeting minute…
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Greens: End federal fossil fuel production to cut emissions
Ending fossil fuel production on federal lands in the United States would prevent up to 450 billion tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere, according to a study released Wednesday. The�…
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TPP in trouble: Why we can win this fight!
The below is an abridged version of the Medium article “TPP in Trouble.” Read the full version here. On Wednesday, July 29 almost 400 Hawaiians and visitors from around the globe gathered…
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Ending federal fossil fuel leasing could keep 450 billion tons of carbon pollution in the ground
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to our future and future generations. In the U.S., federal leasing of publicly owned fossil fuels contributes significantly to domestic and global greenhou…