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Friends of the Earth Reacts to EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Rollouts
The Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.3 billion in grant funding for community-driven climate projects, yet it includes money to support the development of dirty factory farm gas – also k…
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Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Organizations Support Biden Administration Announcement Soliciting Feedback on Expanding and Strengthening Protections for Special Areas in the Western Arctic
DOI’s announcement is an important step, but the agency must establish additional safeguards to prevent the irreversible environmental harm that oil and gas projects like Willow pose to our climate an…
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Youth from Across the Country Visit Washington DC to Advocate for Plant-based School Food Options
This week, members of the Plant Powered Youth Steering Committee met with their elected representatives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to advocate for expanding daily access to plant-based me…
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Friends of the Earth Responds to Supreme Court Overturning Chevron Deference
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that wipes the longstanding legal principle of Chevron deference off the books.
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Environmental and Labor Coalition Seeks to Block Baseless Partisan Attacks on Bedrock Environmental Law
Chipping away at our bedrock environmental laws will benefit dirty industries, silence the communities they pollute with impunity, and impede much-needed transparency around the government’s activ…
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FERC’s likely rubber stamp will not deliver Venture Global’s CP2
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is expected to approve Venture Global’s massive CP2 LNG project at its Open Meeting today.
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Community Members, State and National Groups Rally at EPA to Oppose its Support for Factory Farm Gas
Today dozens of people representing farmers, rural communities, researchers, environmental organizations, and others rallied at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters to speak against factor…
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Environmental Groups Oppose LOC-NESS Geoengineering Experiment That Threatens Marine Life
A proposal to dump 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide into the ocean was met with outrage and opposition from environmental groups.
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More than 100 Groups Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign the NY TREES Act
The ongoing destruction of the earth’s last great rainforests is as unforgivable as it is irreversible, and is inextricably tied to labor abuses, violence against human rights defenders, species ext…
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New Report Reveals Indonesian Palm Oil Giant’s Violations More Widespread Than Initially Documented
AAL’s environmental and governance violations include illegal palm oil cultivation inside Indonesia’s forest estate; ongoing intimidation and criminalization of environmental human rights defender…