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Consumer coalition calls for In-N-Out Burger to reduce routine antibiotics use in beef
Over 50 groups call on restaurant chain to change beef sourcing policies OAKLAND, CALIF. – Public interest, environmental, food safety and consumer groups representing millions of consumers today an…
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Americans pledge to stop shopping at Ace Hardware & True Value until they stop selling bee-killing pesticides
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week Friends of the Earth and allies delivered letters and pledges by 33,013 Americans vowing to take their business elsewhere until Ace Hardware and True Value follow othe…
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New report on Keystone NAFTA case against U.S.: Climate action undermined by trade agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In January, the Canadian company TransCanada announced its plan to sue the U.S. government for more than $15 billion under the North American Free Trade Agreement — in comp…
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Industrys DARK Act introduced into Senate
Undemocratic Bill would deny Americans their right to know what they’re eating WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced draft legislation intended to p…
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Obama to sign Customs Bill, contradicting commitment to Paris climate accord
Press Backgrounder WASHINGTON, D.C – President Obama plans to soon sign a Customs Bill that undercuts his promise to implement the historic Paris accord on climate change. The Trade Facilitation an…
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As part of BLM fossil fuel auction protest, author Terry Tempest Williams buys parcels
Large-Scale Protest and Activism by Prominent Author Ups the Ante on “Keep it in the Ground” Activism WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, over 100 local activists protested at a Bureau of Land Ma…
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Rep. Huffman introduces bill to keep fossil fuels in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) today introduced the Keep It in the Ground Act along with 16 original cosponsors. The bill would prohibit the issuance of new leases or renew…
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President Obama highlights need for political reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama spoke today in Springfield, Illinois on the need to reform our democracy so that the voices of every American count, and not just those of a handful of rich famil…
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Supreme Court delays climate action
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court issued a stay on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. This effectively freezes implementation of the most significant action any president has taken t…
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President Obama sends Congress farewell budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama sent his final budget to Congress, proposing to spend a total $4.1 trillion in FY2017. Once again, congressional Republican leadership has indicated that this pro…