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Statement on the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Today, the United States Senate and the American people lost a tremendous champion for a healthy and just world with the passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. From fighting for greater access to public tr…
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Monsanto wheat scandal: What the discovery of unapproved genetically engineered wheat means for our food
It has just come to light that genetically modified wheat has been found growing on a farmer’s land in eastern Oregon. The problem? No genetically engineered wheat has ever been approved for US Farm…
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No Room on our plates for genetically engineered seafood
Good news for fish today as more companies pledge to avoid GE Seafood! Earlier this year Friends of the Earth announced the launch of the Campaign for GE Free Seafood with the commitment of over 200…
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San Onofre: Pressed by Calif. regulators, Edison forced to release another damning letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under pressure from the California Public Utility Commission, Southern California Edison has released to Friends of the Earth another suppressed and highly incriminating inter…
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Target, Giant Eagle, H-E-B, Meijer say no to genetically engineered salmon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood — a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups led by Friends of the Earth –…
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San Onofre: Internal letter reveals Edison knew of defects at crippled reactors but misled federal regulators to get expedited license
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Barbara Boxer has releas…
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Chevron fracks Europe: Transatlantic trade & investment agreement favors big energy companies and threatens the environment
“Chevron has acquired exploration acreage in Eastern Europe offering prospects for production of natural gas located in shale beds.” —Chevron statement of support for Transatlantic Trade and…
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San Onofre: Friends of the Earth to NRC — Operating unsafe reactor as a nuclear experiment is not an option
Motion calls for convening hearing panel on license amendments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth has filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting that a Licensing Board be…
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Wilmar International and European banks and pension funds fuel landgrabs in Uganda
European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants, Wilmar International, according to new…
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No fracking way: Keeping hydraulic fracturing out of California
Thanks to new high-tech advances, California is on the verge of another oil boom: a fracking boom. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is commonly known, involves drilling horizontal wells and pum…