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Venter Institute designs new synthetic biology bacterial cell: Synthia 3.0
Biology is not a predictable engineering discipline; living organisms like bacteria are not machines to be rewired.
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U.S. Coast Guard sued for failing to release public records of shipping incidents in the Salish Sea
Friends of the Earth files lawsuit on the eve of the 27th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth sued the Coast Guard in federal court on Tuesday for failin…
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Largest U.S. restaurant company targeted over treatment of workers, animals, environment
50 Organizations urge Olive Garden and Darden Restaurants to improve practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of environmental, social justice, and animal welfare groups announced a campaign today…
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Bipartisan defeat of Senate GMO DARK Act a victory for right to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today a bipartisan group of senators voted to block Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-Kan.)legislation,dubbed the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, which would have prevented Verm…
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Congress urged to uphold will of the people; Garland deserves a fair hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica offers the following statement: President Obama ha…
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Residents demand no new offshore oil leases in Gulf of Mexico
Hundreds to rally against March 23 lease sale at New Orleans Superdome NEW ORLEANS, La. — For the first time ever, hundreds of Gulf Coast residents are joining forces with local and national enviro…
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Proposed offshore oil and gas program stops Atlantic Coast drilling, but leaves Gulf communities and pristine Arctic vulnerable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Obama administration released a proposed 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposal protects the Atlantic Ocean, but leaves the Arctic…
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Senator Leahy praised, urged to take stronger action following assassination of Honduran Indigenous environmental activist
BURLINGTON, VT. – Today eight Vermont human rights groups sent a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy praising him for his leadership following the assassination of Honduran Indigenous leader Berta C…
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Obama administration releases proposed offshore drilling plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration today released the proposed offshore drilling program for 2017-2022. The proposed program includes 10 sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one sale each in the…
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Green groups support Peoples Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth and 15 groups sent a letter to the House in support of the Congressional Progressive Caucus alternative budget. The annual People’s Budget would price carb…