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Obama trashes smog protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama today announced he is blocking standards that would have protected Americans from excessive ground-level ozone pollution, which is the primary constituent of…
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State Department Keystone XL pipeline impacts analysis slammed as inadequate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Environmental Impact Statement for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline was slammed by experts today shortly after its release by the U.S. State Department…
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Nations largest environmental organizations stand together to oppose oil pipeline
Washington, D.C. — The heads of the nation’s largest environmental organizations — often at odds on the best strategy for combating climate change — released a letter today calling on Pre…
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Taking ‘Green Scissors’ to budget would yield $380 billion in savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 24, 2011 — Ending a third of a trillion dollars in environmentally harmful subsidies could go a long way toward solving our nation’s budget challenges, an unusual…
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Nuclear regulators told law prohibits new reactor licensing until Fukushima review taken into account
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 11, 2011 — Not only should the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) slow down reactor licensing and relicensing in order to address a range of health and safety concer…
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Friends of the Earth lauds members of Congress opposing draconian cuts in debt deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Senate voted 74 to 26 to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011. The bill passed the House 269 to 161 last night and institutes roughly $1 trillion in initial spending…
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Divided appeals court rules human genes are patentable, protecting biotech profit instead of patient health
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled late Friday that two human genes correlated with increased risk for breast cancer are patentable.
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Friends of the Earth urges rejection of proposed debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader McConnell announced a framework for raising the debt ceiling. The plan calls for…
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State Department rushes toward judgment on Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline
The State Department announced today that it will not take additional time to consider the risks of the Keystone XL tar sands oil project, and instead will release a final Environmental Impact Stat…
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Independent analysis concludes nuclear task forces safety recommendations are insufficient
Washington, D.C.—As the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission met this morning to consider a summary of lessons learned from the ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan, Friends of the Earth released a…