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170 conservation groups urge Senate to reject Zinke for Interior Secretary
Congressman would do irreparable damage to endangered species, public lands, climate WASHINGTON, D.C. — One hundred seventy conservation groups today urged the U.S. Senate to reject Rep. Ryan Zinke…
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FOIA docs show CRA windfall to Exxon, Trump cronies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies like ExxonMobil stand to gain millions from taxpayers as Congress moves to reverse a recent federal regulation limiting the waste of natural gas on public and tribal lan…
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Global coalition stages protests and bank closures across the globe to defund Dakota Access Pipeline
While Trump, Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics race to complete the pipeline, over 500,000 people representing over $2.3 billion in personal investments say no. New York, Madrid, Munich, S…
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Citizens of the world will resist Tillersons United States of Exxon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted to confirm former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the United States Secretary of State. In response, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued th…
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Friends of the Earth urges Senate to filibuster SCOTUS nominee
Majority leader Mitch McConnell attempted to steal this seat by refusing to consider President Obama’s nominee for almost a year. Anyone who allows Trump to fill the vacant seat will become compli…
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Trump order will harm environmental and worker protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to slash government regulations. Friends of the Earth Senior Political Strategist Ben Schreiber offered th…
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Senators should reject Tillerson for human rights violations
After only one week in office, the Trump presidency has bared its teeth and what we have seen has been nakedly inane and inept, deeply inhumane, and to be frank, insane. That Trump would want the…
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Over 100 food and farm groups oppose Puzder for labor secretary
Coalition urges senators to reject nominee, citing long track record of workers’ rights violations and conflicts of interest with role as CEO of CKE Restaurants WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today 105 fo…
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Indigenous and environmental activists will fight Trump pipeline decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today the Trump administration approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following re…
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Administration should pull the plug on TTIP, TiSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following response: As a res…