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San Onofre: Expert testimony shows how Edisons failures led to nuclear crisis
Friends of the Earth tells NRC utility should have sought license review ROCKVILLE, Md. — Southern California Edison made critical and fundamental errors in the design of the replacement steam g…
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San Onofre: Nuclear watchdog’s legal brief charges reactor restart plan is in breach of license
Friends of the Earth filed a brief today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
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Genetically engineered salmon one step away from approval take action now!
Right before the holidays, while most of us were spending time with our families and friends, the Food and Drug Administration was busy giving the biotechnology industry a big, fat, genetically engine…
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Conservation groups ask Obama for a suspension of Arctic Ocean drilling
Washington, D.C. – National Audubon Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Environment, Sierra Club and The Wildernes…
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Clean water victory opens coutroom doors in Maryland after four-year battle
Citizens demand full enforcement of Clean Water Act ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled earlier this week that a coalition of local and national river advocacy groups hav…
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In Memoriam: Rebecca Tarbotton, Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network
Often, I am asked to assess the environmental movement. Will we win the fight against the fossil fuel industry? Can we prevent the worst impacts of climate disruption? Who’s out there fighting the g…
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Updated: Shell Arctic drilling rig runs aground in Alaska
Update: As of late in the evening of January 6th, the Kulluk has been attached to a tow line and pulled away from the shore of Sitkalidak Island, where it had previously been grounded. The salvage eff…
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Dear President Obama: Preserve our government
Negotiations are coming down to the wire on the fiscal cliff. Friends of the Earth warned about the dangers of a bad deal and we are still concerned. That is why Friends of the Earth President Erich P…
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San Onofre: Edisons experimental restart scheme may violate terms of plants operating license
Controversial plan to run reactor at reduced power could require formal legal hearings WASHINGTON, D.C. — Southern California Edison’s experimental plan to start up one of the crippled San O…
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Tally ho! Backed by 62 organizations, Robin Hood seeks top Treasury post
Robin Hood, a champion of ordinary people, made a stop in Washington, D.C. this week — to put his hat in the ring to replace outgoing U.S. Treasury Sectary Tim Geithner, a champion of Wall Stree…