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Conch shell activists blow the whistle on trade deal
MAUI, HAWAII – Coalition of advocates for the environment, labor, health and native Hawaiians will converge outside the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations to call out threats to the environment…
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Senate reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank discriminates against climate and communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Senate voted to invoke cloture on an amendment to the multi-year transportation bill that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. This amendment includes language fro…
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House votes to keep Americans in dark on food, passes industrys DARK Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth voiced deep disappointment at yesterday’s passage of H.R. 1599, a bill which preempts state and local authority to label and regulate genetically engineered…
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Senate energy package offers weak attempt at compromise
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (Alas.) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (Wash…
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USG gives Shell clear sailing to exploit the Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approved Shell’s final drilling permits, which was the final hurdle before the company can begin drilling exploration wells in…
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House committee releases outdated Energy Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a print yesterday that attempts to change some energy policies. Known by supporters as the Architecture of Abundance, this bill i…
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Senator Merkley calls for a stop to Arctic Ocean drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by Senators Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today…
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Kayaktivists launch demonstration in front of White House
Citizens nationwide demand rapid end to Arctic Ocean drilling on “SHell NO” Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kayaktivism will spread across the country as citizen activists in 13 states gather f…
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House leadership pulls Interior, EPA Spending bill over Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning House Republican leadership pulled HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016, over a controversial amendment that would have stripped a provi…
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House re-opens assault against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House begins voting today on HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016. The bill would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $718 mi…