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Friends of the Earth urges House to reject TAA for a second time
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday the package of Fast Track trade bills was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives because a component of the package — a bill on Trade Adjustment Assistance…
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Non-GMO Project says no to synthetic biology
The Non-GMO Project’s proactive stance on synthetic biology will help raise awareness about this virtually unregulated and unlabeled form of genetic engineering rapidly entering our food and consume…
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Friends of the Earth welcomes scuttling of trade package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House of Representatives deferred a final decision on a legislative trade package including Trade Adjustment Assistance, Fast Track trade promotion authority, and Cust…
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Senate bill would close fracking loophole
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has introduced the FRESHER Act of 2015, which forces companies to procure permits before they increase stormwater runoff from oil and gas well pads and…
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Customs bill amendment directs USTR to ignore climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night the House Rules Committee ruled on an amendment by House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Ohio) to the customs bill that would modify the negotiating objectives in…
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Doggett challenges USTR for not enforcing environmental obligations in past trade agreements
New evidence casts doubts on White House claims that TPP will benefit the environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the run-up to the controversial vote on Fast Track trade promotion authority, the adminis…
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House prepares frontal assault against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee proposed steep cuts to key environmental programs within the Environmental Protection Agency and…
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Aboriginal Australians to Ex-Im Bank: don’t fund our destruction
Representatives ask Ex-Im Bank to refrain from funding controversial coal mine on ancestral land WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s not every day that the U.S. Export-Import Bank is the site of striking…
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Environmental groups file lawsuit challenging Shell Oils risky and reckless Arctic drilling plan
Agency gave Shell the stamp of approval to drill in fragile Arctic Ocean, despite threats ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — An alliance of environmental and Alaska-based community groups are challenging the Burea…
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New report highlights strategies to move garden industry in bee-safe direction
Growing number of companies taking steps to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute released a new report today, Growing Bee-Friendly Garden Plant…