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Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sends stormwater permit back to Maryland Department of Environment
Decision states that the permit lacks clarity, doesn’t fulfill clean water requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. — Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin ruled on Wednesday that a per…
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Diablo Canyon: Independent experts reveal that PG&E/Bechtel report misleads CA Water Board
Friends of the Earth warns that erroneous conclusions threaten state’s marine protection policy SACRAMENTO – An independent technical analysis presented today to the special Nuclear Review Committ…
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From Main Street to Wall Street, U.S. banks and brands support illegal forest destruction for palm oil
International investigation names brands and investors behind commodity’s boom WASHINGTON, D.C./JAKARTA – Illegal and destructive production of palm oil in Indonesia is continuing, with a chai…
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Friends of the Earth confronts U.S. Trade Rep. at luncheon on Pacific trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is engaging in a concerted effort to generate political support among environmentalists for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade…
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Statement on Brussels round of TTIP negotations
Negotiators from the United States and the European Union have been meeting this week in Brussels to craft a massive trade deal: the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, also referred to as…
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75 African groups demand Obama stop pushing dirty energy through Power Africa
Coinciding with the UN climate conference in Warsaw, 75 African groups from 18 countries sent a letter to President Obama concerning his Power Africa initiative. The letter was released as the world c…
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NY Gov. Cuomo’s approval of disastrous Hudson River bill will increase future storm damage and inflict potentially catastrophic costs on taxpayers, critics say
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s approval of A.8031/S.5824, a bill to subsidize building in the lower Hudson River off Manhattan, was called a “disastrous move to put more people in harm&#…
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New study: GMO sweet corn rare in U.S. supermarkets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A first-of-its-kind investigation to look for genetically modified sweet corn in the United States has yielded surprising results: Monsanto’s (NYSE: MON) first direct-to-consum…
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Cleaning up cruise ships: U.S. and German environmentalists call on Carnival Lines to go green
‘Floating cities’ must curb air pollution, stop dumping poorly treated sewage ARLINGTON, VA – Environmentalists from both sides of the Atlantic called today for Carnival Corp., the world…
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McDonald’s, Gerber say no to GMO apple
In letters to Friends of the Earth, the world’s largest restaurant chain McDonald’s, and leading baby food manufacturer Gerber have confirmed they do not plan to sell or use the Arctic® apple, th…