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Nebraska Supreme Court hears whether foreign oil company is exempt from Nebraska Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case about the route of the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska. The case is an appeal by the Nebraska Attorney Gene…
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EPA announces first steps to cut carbon pollution from aircraft
Action lays groundwork for domestic aircraft greenhouse emissions standards, regardless of international delay WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has…
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Open letter to DFA: I divested from forest destruction and so should you
Preface: When Friends of the Earth member Janet Thew learned how palm oil companies destroy rain forests, she decided to divest her family’s retirement account from Dimensional Fund Advisors. Dimen…
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How Your Sunscreen Hurts Coral Reefs
Taking an ocean dip after slathering on sunblock could damage the undersea ecosystem. That’s the conclusion of a recently published study in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technolog…
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Obamas new international climate change plan is probably doomed
Barack Obama has finally realized that the men running the US Senate are such nihilist blowhards that they will never approve a legally binding treaty to combat global warming. So as the New York Tim…
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Tiny ingredients in sunscreen may harm marine life
New study finds nanosunscreens toxic to base of ocean food chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology demonst…
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Hgen-Dazs Says No to Extreme Genetic Engineering Techniques
Ice cream lovers who prefer to steer clear of genetically modified organisms (GMO) will be happy to hear that Häagen-Dazs has confirmed it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biology, a…
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Petition seeks closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
The environmental group that helped shut down the San Onofre nuclear plant last year is now using the same tactic in a bid to close California’s last nuclear power plant, PG&E’s Diablo…
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Group files petition to close California’s last nuclear plant
An environmental group filed a petition Tuesday seeking to shut down California’s last remaining nuclear power plant until regulators have taken a more extensive look at its ability to withstand…
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Internal Report: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant needs testing for earthquake safety
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and one of its former nuclear inspectors have a big disagreement. Dr. Michael Peck, the NRC’s former senior resident inspector at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, q…