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Protecting Our Oceans From Pollution
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) established PSSAs to define vulnerable marine areas that could benefit from protection.
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A Modest Proposal to Prevent Tropical Deforestation: Tax the Billionaires (And the Corporations They Own)
When oligarchs in the US or the EU build their wealth by extracting resources elsewhere – by and large from the resource-rich ecosystems and cheap labor of the global South – the problem demands a…
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What Are the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as a powerful response to the environmental damage caused by industrial farming.
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Leaving No One Behind?: The Heated Landscape of Financing for Development
Mining, oil and gas and industrial agribusiness driving 90 percent of forest and biodiversity destruction, and while there are tireless campaigns everywhere to reign in the destruction, if the incenti…
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The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets
A major source of ocean microplastics, tiny plastic pellets are a large problem in our marine environments.
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An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner
To learn more about our Ports and Environmental Justice campaign, we sat down with our Senior Ports Campaign Terrance Bankston to dive deeper into his team’s work.
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Resisting the Onslaught of Trump Executive Orders
Since his inauguration, we have seen a record flurry of Donald Trump Executive Orders (EO), which as of last count stand at 103. Trump has signed more executive orders in his first 10 days than any re…
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What Are CAFOs?
What are CAFOs? They are an example of industrial agriculture, which aims to produce as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible.
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Louisiana: Zero-Emission Ports and a More Sustainable Future
In 2024, Friends of the Earth and Fast Action on Super Pollutants Today embarked on a groundbreaking advocacy campaign focused on the busiest Port communities in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic, Northwes…
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Helping to Bridge the Gaps Between Ports and Parents From Environmental Justice Communities
On February 6, 2023, Terrance L. Bankston, a native of Newark, New Jersey took on the new role of the Senior Ports and Freight Campaigner at Friends of the Earth. In this role, Terrance directs organi…