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Groups push to protect whales by reducing ship speeds
SAN FRANCISCO – Conservation groups filed a legal petition today seeking a mandatory speed limit for large ships traveling through California’s marine sanctuaries. In recent years there has b…
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Well-intentioned biofuel bill could cause more harm than good
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced a bill that would allow states to opt out of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s mandate for corn ethanol production if they p…
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Conservation Group Pressures EPA to Get the Lead Out of Avgas
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Friends of the Earth, a leading advocate for a healthier environment, sent a notice of intent to sue today to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its failure to respo…
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Government pushed to do full review of ‘Frankenfish’
Washington, DC – Earthjustice, on behalf of Ocean Conservancy, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, the Center for International Environmental Law, and Greenpeac…
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AP1000 nuclear reactor design in grave danger
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Prospects for new nuclear reactor construction in the U.S. suffered a major setback this afternoon as the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued
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State Department Sued for not Disclosing Clinton Correspondence with Oil Lobbyist
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Environmental and ethics groups sued the State Department today to gain access to possible communications between a lobbyist for a Canadian oil pipeline company and the State…
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Senate GOP Votes to Protect Big Oil Giveaway
WASHINGTON, D.C.—By a vote of 52 to 48, the Senate tonight failed to take up debate on a bill from Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, that would eliminate ov…
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Japan Reactor Crisis Deepens With Reports that Fuel Rods Are Fully Exposed
WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to news reports, Japanese utility TEPCO has announced that it has learned that radioactive fuel rods in reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility are fully…
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Why is Scholastic Selling Kids on Coal?
BOSTON — May 11 — “Stop selling elementary school students on coal.” That’s the message advocates for children, education, and the environment are sending Scholastic, Inc. The Americ…
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Friends of the Earth Challenges New AP1000 Reactor Design as Comment Period Ends
Washington, D.C. — In comments submitted today as part of the formal review to determine whether reactors of the Westinghouse AP1000 design will be licensed for construction in the United Stat…