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Friends of the Earth and allies respond to the State of the Union
While President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union speech highlighted his administration’s progressive initiatives, a continued focus on environmentally disastrous trade deals undermined his strong rh…
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State of the Union: President Obamas trade deal would undercut income inequality reductions, while doubling down on climate inaction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Obama set forth a broad spectrum of initiatives on issues ranging from economics and education to competitiveness and the env…
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Massachusetts Has an Environmental Justice Problem
Massachusetts is a blue state with a reputation for green policies. But communities of color aren’t seeing the benefits. While the high-profile deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the han…
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Climate Hawks Aren’t Impressed With Obama’s Methane Plan
You would expect environmentalists to offer effusive praise as President Obama releases the final major component of his Climate Action Plan: a proposal toclamp down on methane emissions from the o…
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Analysis: Global climate fund on GOP’s budget hit list
The yearly battle over the U.S. budget officially begins on Feb. 2, when the president plans to send his fiscal 2016 funding proposal to Congress, where it will be torn to shreds or ignored entirely…
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Low Oil Prices Prompt New Interest In Raising Gas Tax, Cutting Subsidies
Sensing mounting momentum on the issue, “smart growth” advocates, elected officials and others are pushing President Barack Obama to indicate his support for an increase in the federal tax on gaso…
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Obama’s Methane Regulation Plan Too Weak to Fix Climate Crisis, Say Green Groups
The Obama administration’s new plan to regulate methane, formally unveiled on Wednesday, does not go far enough—or take effect quickly enough—to make real progress in the effort to curb the…
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Global Climate Fund on GOP’s Budget Hit List
The yearly battle over the U.S. budget officially begins on Feb. 2, when the president plans to send his fiscal 2016 funding proposal to Congress, where it will be torn to shreds or ignored entirely…
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EPA lays out weak plan to regulate methane from the oil and gas industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a ”strategy” for regulating methane from the oil and gas industry. This document outlines one part of the Obama Administrat…
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Businesses to President Obama: Protect pollinators from bee-toxic pesticide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, more than 100 businesses including Clif Bar, Nature’s Path, Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm urged the Obama administration to immediately suspend neonicotinoid pestici…