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Citizen co-sponsors support the People’s Budget
This morning Friends of the Earth and 11 other groups delivered over 150,000 signatures to Congress in support of the People’s Budget, a progressive budget alternative that prioritizes economic and…
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Environment and health groups support Dietary Guidelines sustainability focus at Public Meeting
More than 100 organizations and experts urge Obama administration to embrace Scientific Report’s recommendations for more plants, less meat WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture a…
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National organizations to deliver more than 150,000 petition signatures urging Congress to support the Peoples Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A dozen national organizations representing tens of millions of Americans will deliver a petition with more than 150,000 signatures supporting the Congressional Progressive Cauc…
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Greens ask Hillary Clinton where she stands on fossil fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth and the Center for Biological Diversity attended the award celebration of The Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, where former Secretary of St…
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Consumer, environmental groups call on fast food companies to reject GMO apples in wake of FDA approval
Last month, the new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® was approved by the USDA to enter the U.S. market, allowing the Arctic® apple to be planted and sold without specific oversight.
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Obama Administration Reveals New Federal Rules on Fracking
On Friday, the Obama administration put forth the first major federal standards regulating hydraulic fracturing—the oil and gas extraction technique commonly referred to as fracking. The regulatio…
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Environmental group concerned about coal provision in Ex-Im bill
An environmental group expressed concerns on Friday that a newly introduced Senate measure to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank would eliminate financing restrictions for overseas coal plants. Enviro…
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The Obama admin is finally going to green up its fossil fuel leasing, but how much?
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell promised in a speech on Tuesday that her department, after years of handing out fossil fuel leases at bargain basement prices, would embark on a green reform agenda…
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Kirk-Heitkamp Bill discriminates against local communities and the environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) introduced S. 819 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank which includes a provision sought by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)…
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Obama admin. releases toothless fracking rules; giveaway to oil and gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management finalized rules regulating the practice of hydraulic fracturing — commonly called fracking — on public l…