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Groups call for investigation into State Department’s Keystone XL pipeline review
WASHINGTON, D.C.— National environmental groups today called on the State Department’s inspector general to investigate wrongdoing by department officials in its review of the proposed
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Keystone XL pipeline lawsuit expanded to challenge bogus claim that spills from pipeline are unlikely
OMAHA, Neb. — The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth expanded their suit against the Keystone XL pipeline today to challenge claims…
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Obama campaign hires Keystone XL pipeline lobbyist
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The judgment and integrity of President Obama’s reelection campaign were called into question today after it hired a prominent lobbyist for the proposed
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Friends of the Earth denounces passage of unjust trade agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With President Obama’s backing, Congress yesterday passed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are based on the flawed model of the North American Fre…
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Shocking Keystone XL conflict of interest exposed by New York Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An exposé in this morning’s New York Times reveals that the State Depa…
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State Department accused of overseeing ‘broken’ process at final Keystone XL public hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department is expected to face tough questions today about the mounting evidence of oil industry cronyism and bias in its review of the Keystone XL pipeline during t…
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Pipeline influence investigation expands to include broader web of lobbyists
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The lobbying and cronyism scandal centered on the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline intensifie…
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Lawsuit challenges State Dept. for allowing construction to begin on Keystone XL pipeline
OMAHA, Neb.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth sued the State Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to stop illegal…
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Groups call on Obama to remove State Department from pipeline decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National environmental and public interest groups sent a letter to President Obama today calling on him to reject State Department bias and intervene in a decision about a pr…
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Keystone XL: New documents reveal bias and complicity at State Department
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Documents made public this morning by Friends of the Earth provide definitive evidence that the State Department’s review of a controversial proposed oil pipeline has been ir…