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Friends of the Earth applauds introduction of democracy reform bill in Senate, urges Congress to pass the For the People Act
The For the People Act (S1) is a once-in-a-generation, landmark bill that will repair our damaged political system, which has prevented our country from tackling critical threats such as climate chang…
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FOE applauds confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior today. She will be sworn-in in the coming days, following an unusually hostile senate hearing.
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FOE applauds confirmation of Michael Regan as Environmental Protection Agency administrator
We call upon Michael Regan to take bold and visionary steps to rebuild the EPA and address the very real climate crisis we face in the U.S and globally.
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Advocates Call on Biden to Stop Utility Disconnections Under TVA During Pandemic
We call on Biden to issue an Executive Order instructing the TVA to stop shutoffs, and to not abandon Tennesseeans and other Southeast residents during a public health crisis.
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New report: California school meals fall short on health and climate goals with meat-heavy menus
A first-of-its-kind analysis, the Friends of the Earth report offers substantial data to track progress towards healthy, climate-friendly school meals, recommending a shift to more plant-based entrees…
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Science and public polling make it clear: New York must restrict bee-killing neonicotinoids
Contact your elected officials to support S699A, in order to protect the health of the environment, pollinators, and New Yorkers.
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Environmental groups demand Congress protect the right to organize unions
In a letter sent today to Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, more than 61 environmental groups called on the chamber to pass the Protect the Right to Organize Act or PRO Act…
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Cluck, no! Why choosing chicken over beef won’t save us
Swapping factory-farmed hamburgers for chicken wings will fail to adequately address the climate catastrophe and would actually exacerbate many of the pressing environmental, health, and worker justic…
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Friends of the Earth applauds House passage of HR 1, urges Senate to follow suit
The House of Representatives today passed HR1, the For the People Act, a landmark democracy reform bill that would expand and protect voting rights for all, end partisan and racial gerrymandering, ge…