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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…
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140,393 Americans ask USDA to stop silencing its scientists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of food safety, consumer, and environmental groups will deliver 140,393* petition signatures urging the USDA to stop silencing its own scientists and censoring the…
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USDA urged to reform scientific integrity policy after allegations of scientific censorship
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As scrutiny of censorship of federal scientists has grown — including a feature in Sunday’s The Washington Post Magazine — a coalition of more than 50 sustainable ag…
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Five days after the murder of Berta Ceres, Honduran authorities have failed to bring justice
Friends of the Earth demands the safe return of Gustavo Castro to Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the assassination of well-known indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres in Honduras…