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Tax Day: A reminder of taxpayer-subsidized pollution through corporate welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Finance Committee is expected to release recommendations for tax reform by late May. Meanwhile, the Committee has set an April 15 deadline for stakeholder comments to…
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dems blast bill to block climate rule
‘Misguided and unfortunate’: That’s Rep. Frank Pallone’s (D-N.J.) assessment of the GOP’s bill intended to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rule…
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Senate Democrats say McConnell ‘staying behind’ on climate rules
Senate Democrats are fighting back against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ploy to get governors to opt out of the EPA’s climate rules for power plants, by telling them how his home stat…
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What do green activists think about Hillary Clinton?
Notwithstanding The Washington Post’s inevitable jokes about “fedoras, flannel shirts and beards” outside Hillary Clinton’s campaign office “in the midst of hipster-cool downtown Brooklyn,�…
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Obama administration proposes new safety regulations for offshore oil and gas development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement…
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A review of McConnells first 100 days
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 15, the McConnell Senate will hit a significant legislative benchmark: 100 days. The first 100 days of Mitch McConnell’s leadership of the U.S. Senate has been a failur…
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Hillary Clinton can’t coast on her belief in climate science
This weekend, Hillary Clinton reportedly will announce her candidacy for president. In doing so, she will be the only legitimate contender for the White House—declared or presumptive—who embraces…
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Lowe’s to stop selling bee-killing pesticides to protect pollinators
After two years of pressure by the hard-hitting campaign by Friends of the Earth and partners, Lowe’s Home Improvement announced yesterday it will begin to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides—a lea…
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Friends of the Earth U.S. remembers Oronto Douglas
The board and staff of Friends of the Earth U.S. are deeply saddened by the passing of Oronto Douglas. Oronto was a co-founder of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria. Oronto was a…
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Court finds that Maryland failed to protect rivers from pollution
Last Thursday, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the second highest court in the state, ruled that the state’s environm…