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Consumer, environmental groups call on fast food companies to reject GMO apples in wake of FDA approval
Last month, the new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® was approved by the USDA to enter the U.S. market, allowing the Arctic® apple to be planted and sold without specific oversight.
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Kirk-Heitkamp Bill discriminates against local communities and the environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) introduced S. 819 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank which includes a provision sought by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)…
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Obama admin. releases toothless fracking rules; giveaway to oil and gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management finalized rules regulating the practice of hydraulic fracturing — commonly called fracking — on public l…
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White House rally to remember the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster
Coalition urges administration to halt risky and reckless Arctic drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. – Activists from Alaska Wilderness League, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, World Wildlife Fu…
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Suite of bills would close fracking loopholes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress have just introduced a set of bills (called the Frack Pack) that would end exemptions that the oil and gas industry currently receive from some of the country�…
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Robin Hood Tax legislation re-introduced, could fund the for fight climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) re-introduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act, legislation that would establish a Robin Hood Tax — also known as a Wall Street Tax &#…
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Friends of the Earth files for release of former Secretary Clintons State Department records related to Keystone XL
FOIA request underscores lingering questions about integrity of KXL review process WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth has filed a Freedom of Information Act request, demanding the expedited rel…
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100,000 activists ask Carnival Cruise Lines to fix sewage problem
“It’s time for cruise lines, particularly Carnival, to stop using our oceans as a toilet,” said Marcie Keever, Oceans and Vessels program director for Friends of the Earth.
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Environmental advocates will make a splash at cruise line convention
Activists will deliver 100,000 petition signatures to Carnival Cruise Lines in Miami
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Ten years after major shipwreck in Alaskas Aleutian Islands, area gets first international shipping protections
LONDON, U.K. – The International Maritime Organization — a U.N. specialized agency responsible for globally recognized shipping measures — today approved protective buffer zones (“Area…