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People’s Budget for the People’s Future
This week as the House and Senate vote on their respective federal budget proposals, it’s important to remind ourselves that how our collective wealth is spent is the purest reflection of what w…
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The diet we need for a sustainable planet
Forty-four years ago my mother, Frances Moore Lappé, published “Diet for a Small Planet,” a book that dared to suggest human beings could survive, even thrive, on a plant-centered diet and that d…
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Environmental groups urge feds to consider beefs cost in U.S. diet
Full page ads in the New York Times and Washington Post on Tuesday called on the federal government to advise Americans to cut some meat from their diets. The ads, sponsored by more than 100 health an…
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EPA agrees to regulate novel nanotechnology pesticides after legal challenge
This important decision is part of the transformation our government agencies must continue to pursue in order to protect the public from potentially dangerous products containing nanoscale ingredient…
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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…