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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…
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Lowe’s to stop selling neonicotinoids pesticides that may be harmful to bees
Home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos Inc will stop selling a type of pesticide suspected of causing a decline in honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops, following a few U.S. re…
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Lowe’s to stop selling neonic pesticides linked to bee deaths
Lowe’s plans to stop selling pesticides linked to the massive decline of honeybees around the world. The home improvement chain announced on Thursday that it would phase out products containing…
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Lowes commits to decisive action to protect bees and other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth, Domini Social Investments and Trillium Asset Management praised Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides — a…