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The lethal legacy of nuclear waste at San Onofre
Friends of the Earth: Edison must quickly move spent reactor fuel from pools to dry casks WASHINGTON, D.C. – The legacy of 44 years of operating the San Onofre reactors is a nuclear waste dump conta…
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Statement on President Obama’s climate plan
Below is a statement from Damon Moglen, climate and energy program director of Friends of the Earth, on President Obama’s speech and plan addressing climate change. “This is not a climate…
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Nuclear safety: Attorneys general of NY & VT join Friends of the Earth in opposing NRC’s move to erase landmark ruling that promoted closing of CA nuclear reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The attorneys general of New York and Vermont — two states opposed to extending the lives of their aging nuclear reactors — are supporting a filing by Friends of the E…
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EPA announces violation of airborne lead standards at two California airports yet continues to delay action on toxic effects of lead in aviation fuel
Findings reinforce need for immediate EPA action to phase out lead in aviation fuel, the leading cause of airborne lead emissions in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Oink: TV ad skewers Lindsey Graham’s pork-barrel plutonium MOX boondoggle
As key House committee takes up budget for plutonium disposition program, campaign to end funding of troubled MOX project ramps up on DC & South Carolina airwaves WASHINGTON, D.C. – If it walk…
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First-of-its-kind testing shows weed-killer found in people across Europe
Monsanto’s Roundup chemical linked to breast cancer cell growth WASHINGTON, D.C. – Test results released last week reveal that people across Europe are contaminated with world’s best se…
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San Onofre: Nuclear Regulatory Commission will try to erase record of judge’s ruling that led to shutdown
Friends of the Earth: Atomic Safety Licensing Board ruling must not be vacated WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just one week after Southern California Edison announced the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre nu…
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Supreme Court invalidates gene patents
Decision is landmark victory for patients, researchers, public WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a unanimous landmark decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring genes and DNA sequences…
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Keystone XL opponents call on Kerry to halt State’s flawed review process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental leaders hosted a press call today to call for a State Department Investigator General investigation of the State Department’s flawed Keystone XL review process and…
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Victory: Edison closes San Onofre for good (updated with press conference)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Here is a statement from Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, on the announced closure of the San Onofre Generating Station. “This is very good news for the people…