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Lawsuit filed over Navy training that blasts marine mammals with harmful sonar
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — A coalition of conservation and American Indian groups today sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises…
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Iowa Utilities Board staff critique nuclear legislation
Friends of the Earth Calls on Senate to heed the warning and reject misguided legislation A newly released memo from the staff of the Iowa Utilities Board has provided a stinging economic critique of…
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Musicians and environmentalists unite in opposition to music industrys lobbying offensive endangering rainforests and jobs
ANAHEIM, January 19—As tens of thousands of people gather for the opening of the NAMM Show, the National Association of Music Merchants’ biggest annual event, musicians and environmental grou…
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President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Obama administration rejected the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not i…
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Genetically modified mosquitoes’ survival rate concealed
Company conceals evidence that genetically modified mosquitoes may have high survival rate in wild News release from Friends of the Earth U.S., GeneWatch UK and Third World Network A confidential i…
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New radio ad warns against radioactive rate hikes in Iowa
As Iowa legislature assembles, new radio ad warns against ‘radioactive rate hikes’ Watchdog group’s ad seeks to prevent passage of electric rate increase to fund nuclear reactor construction; bi…
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Controversial release of genetically engineered mosquitoes delayed
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until l…
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Six billion dollar subsidy for dirty corn ethanol defeated
Washington, D.C. — Congress finished its tax legislation today without including a provision to extend a massive subsidy for corn ethanol that is set to expire at the end of the year.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives early Christmas gift to industrty
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the final rule for the Westinghouse AP1000 design.
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Consumer safety groups file first lawsuit on risks of nanotechnology
San Francisco, Calif. — Concerned by the growing body of scientific reports cautioning against the unregulated use of nanotechnology in consumer products, a coalition of nonprofit consumer safety…