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South Carolina Bungled Nuclear Reactor Construction Project Canceled
The decision to abandon the V.C. Summer project is of monumental proportion and is a full admission that pursuit of the project was a fool’s mission right from the start.
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Trump tax agenda threatens the planet
Donald Trump and Republican Congressional leaders today released broad tax reform principles. It continues the call for sharp cuts to individual and corporate tax rates but fills in few other details…
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Congressional briefing on pesticides toxic to bees, birds, and other wildlife
Advocates will document the devastating impacts of pollinator population decline.
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Bernhardt’s confirmation as DOI Deputy Secretary a victory for oil and gas interests
The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior today, despite his long history working as a lobbyist for Big Oil and Big Ag.
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Food safety and environmental organizations call on EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides
A coalition of food safety and environmental groups will deliver hundreds of thousands of public comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, urging the agency to ban neonicotinoid…
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Trump nominates anti-science climate denier to lead USDA Science, violating 2008 Farm Bill
Trump’s nomination of Clovis violates the 2008 Farm Bill, which states that the nominee “shall be appointed by the P…
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Trump tax agenda threatens the planet
As the House Leadership unveils its FY2018 Budget Resolution, including instructions to push ahead with tax reform and to raise revenue from drilling, a new analysis from Friends of the Earth hig…
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Report Calls for Abandoning Bungled Nuclear Project in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – An in-depth economic analysis released today documents that a problem-plagued nuclear reactor construction project in South Carolina must be abandoned. The report concludes that mon…
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Trumps NAFTA renegotiation objectives indicate possible stealth attack on public health, food, agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer released the Trump Administration’s objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trade promot…
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California cap-and-trade bill is a giveaway to polluters
The California legislature has passed a climate deal for billionaires that targets the most vulnerable while giving handouts to Big Oil.