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Trump files to leave Paris
The Trump administration today filed paperwork to begin the formal process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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ALDI U.S. releases new policy to limit toxic pesticides to protect pollinators
ALDI U.S. has released a pollinator policy aimed at encouraging its suppliers of fruits, vegetables, live plants and flowers to phase out the use of chlorpyrifos and neonicotinoid pesticides.
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Groups oppose “massive new subsidy” for nuclear industry in tax extenders
In a letter sent to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, the groups called on Congressional tax writers to oppose an industry-backed proposal to subsidize existing reactors with a n…
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EXIM Bank reauthorization could mean ten years and billions of dollars for dirty fossil fuel projects
The House Financial Services Committee today is considering the reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Should the mark up of H.R. 4863, the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019…
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Senate Democrats release Clean Cars for America plan
By focusing on workers and communities, Senate Democrats’ proposal would help us justly transition away from dirty fossil fuels. This is a winning combination for clean air, the climate and the Amer…
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Failing nuclear industry pushing for $23 billion federal bailout
As the nuclear industry lobbies Congress for a bailout, a new analysis commissioned by Friends of the Earth shows that their favored tax proposal would entail massive costs for taxpayers, ratepayers a…
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Harvard and TIAA Involved in Destruction of Most Biodiverse Savannah in World
A new report details how Harvard University and U.S.-based pension fund TIAA are involved in forest fires burning in a key ecosystem — the Brazilian savannah (Cerrado).
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Harvard and TIAA’s farmland grab in Brazil goes up in smoke
TIAA, Harvard and the other institutions buying up farmland in Brazil and elsewhere around the world must stop pretending that their practices are sustainable.
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Food justice activists hold rally & deliver over 100,000 petition signatures urging Aramark to transition to a more just and sustainable food supply model
Big Food corporations such as Aramark are complicit in many of our biggest problems: climate change, economic inequality, and racial injustice.
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EXIM should not fund detrimental natural gas project in Mozambique
An obscure government agency, the U.S. Export Import Bank (EXIM), will decide this week whether or not to fund a $5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) investment, the agency’s largest transaction e…