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Friends of the Earth congratulates President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris
Today Friends of the Earth celebrates the swearing in of President Biden and Vice President Harris, and the return of decency, common sense and empathy to the White House.
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Friends of the Earth Federation on President Biden’s announcement to rejoin Paris Agreement
This is a first step on a long journey to rebuilding international trust – trust that President Biden can only earn by acting equitably on the climate crisis as if the fate of our common home and bill…
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Whales in California Shipping Lanes
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Trump administration today for failing to protect endangered whales from being struck by ships using ports in California. Ship str…
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Trump’s parting gift to Big Oil
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized its“fair access” rule today, designed to protect oil companies from lenders making informed decisions based on climate risk and the dwi…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Nationwide Permit for Industrial Finfish Facilities in Federal Waters, Risking Ecosystems and Livelihoods
Today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a nationwide permit facilitating the rapid development and construction of large-scale commercial finfish aquaculture facilities in federal waters, amon…
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Congressman Don Young reintroduces the “Keep Fin Fish Free Act” to protect oceans from floating factory farms
U.S. Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Keep Fin Fish Free Act (H.R. 274), which places a moratorium on commercial permitting of marine finfish aquaculture facilities in federally contr…
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Billboard at Kroger HQ Demands Retailer Eliminate Bee-killing Pesticides Used to Grow Food it Sells
A new billboard near the Cincinnati headquarters of Kroger (NYSE: KR) demands that the largest traditional grocery corporation in the U.S. stop using toxic pesticides linked to dramatic declines in po…
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Biden must make climate central to his export and development agency picks
52 non-governmental organizations sent a letter establishing criteria for the Biden Administration to select candidates at export and development finance agencies.
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FOE Statement on the appointment of Deb Haaland as U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Haaland will be a champion of our public lands and waters, and the communities that rely on them.
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FOE Statement on the appointment of Michael Regan to head the EPA
While we are disappointed that Secretary Regan will likely be nominated as EPA Director by President-elect Biden, we are prepared to work with the Agency and the Biden Administration on policies that…