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Breaking: Federal Court rules that EPA broke the law on chlorpyrifos
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must either disallow the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food or find safe levels of exposure that will prot…
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175 Organizations Call on Banks Not to Finance Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Plant
175 organizations today called on 30 leading banks and financiers not to fund the construction of Formosa Plastics’ $12 billion “Sunshine Project” petrochemical plant in St. James, Louisiana.
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Green groups & investors push for urgent action on deforestation and human rights abuses from Bunge, one of the world’s largest commodity traders
Friends of the Earth US and Global Witness are urging shareholders in one of the world’s largest agri-commodity traders to vote in favour of tackling deforestation at the company’s upcomin…
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GMO Mosquitoes Released in Florida Keys
Despite scientific concerns and public outcry over the human health and environment risks, the field trial’s first phase will release up to 144,000 GE mosquitoes over the course of the next 12 weeks…
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Newsom must prioritize frontline communities in oil and gas actions
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a directive to end new fracking permits by 2024 and phase out oil and gas extraction by 2045, making California the first state in the nation to commit…
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Biden administration announces restrictions on overseas fossil fuel financing but remains silent on EXIM and other key agencies
Today, in the lead up to President Biden’s Climate Summit, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced it will be net zero by 2040.
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Biden’s Climate Commitment Falls Far Short of U.S. “Fair Share”
The U.S. climate target unveiled today is magnitudes below the United States’ fair share of climate action, both in terms of actual greenhouse gas reductions and providing finance and other assistan…
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Friends of the Earth reacts to the reintroduction of the Growing Climate Solutions Act
The ‘Growing Climate Solutions Act’ represents the opposite of a solution to the climate crisis. It would allow the fossil fuel industry to pollute as usual, line the pockets of Big Ag, and perpet…
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Environmental, environmental justice, development, faith, and youth groups urge Biden administration to commit to a “fair share” climate target at Earth Day Climate Leaders’ Summit
Nearly 100 civil society organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration urging climate action that prioritizes the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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NGOs call on President Biden and Prime Minister Suga to take strong leadership on ending public support for coal, oil, and gas
We, as environmental NGOs based in both the U.S. and Japan, call on President Biden and Prime Minister Suga to take strong leadership on ending public support for coal, oil and gas expansion projects…