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Senate Should Take a Stand On Perdue
The USDA needs a champion who will support small family farmers, food safety standards, and healthier food — not another shill for big agribusiness.
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Fossil Fuel industry pays for Trump to party
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Filings released today by the Federal Election Commission show that fossil fuel companies poured nearly $7 million into parties and festivities for Trump’s inaugural committee…
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Activists and clients tell TIAA to stop investments linked to deforestation and displacement of local farmers
TIAA’s investments support palm oil companies that raze forests and drive species to extinction. It is time for TIAA to reveal and reduce their ties to this destruction and truly practice social res…
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Fossil fuel corporations are the only winners at White House meeting on Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump’s advisors and cabinet officials will today convene a meeting to consider the United States’ commitment to the Paris Agreement, according to reports. The two choi…
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GOP razes Senate rules to install Gorsuch
Neil Gorsuch is a right-wing zealot whose placement on the Supreme Court threatens our planet, our civil rights, and the foundations of our democracy. The actions taken today by the Republicans will h…
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Friends of the Earth announces historic verdict in Indonesia’s fight against deforestation
Palm oil from Central Kalimantan is in thousands of consumer food products and cosmetics on the global market, as well as in biofuels in many countries; numerous palm oil companies implicated in the d…
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Statement on Trumps plan for NAFTA renegotiation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A draft of Donald Trump’s notice to Congress of his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement has leaked. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued th…
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Lawsuit Challenges Trumps Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Controversial Pipeline Rejected by Obama Would Pollute Water, Worsen Climate Change, Endanger Rare Species WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups sued the Trump administration today for approving t…
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Senate Ag Committee Vote Disappoints Environmental and Food Advocacy Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture today voted to advance the nomination of Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture to the full Senate. In response to today’s vote…
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Ranking Member Stabenow, Senate Ag Dems Should Oppose Perdue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Agriculture is today set to vote on the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture, moving the confirmation to the full Senate. It is reporte…