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Biden Administration Rejects Calls to Phase Out Oil, Gas on Public Lands by 2035
Responding to a lawsuit by conservation groups, the Biden administration has officially rejected a rulemaking petition from more than 360 U.S. climate, Indigenous and conservation groups to phase out…
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Lawsuit Challenges Oil and Gas Drilling on California Public Lands
Conservation organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management seeking to halt the unlawful drilling of multiple oil and gas wells in California’s San…
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The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act Passes Assembly and Heads to Governor
The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act passed by a bipartisan majority today in the New York State Assembly and will now head to the Governor’s desk.
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Friends of the Earth Celebrates EPA’s Decision to Pull Dangerous EV Proposal
WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard, which includes the removal of a proposal to expand the program by allowing electri…
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Friends of the Earth Condemns Legal Attack on New Jersey Environmental Justice Legislation
WASHINGTON – Business and labor groups have reportedly challenged New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, which allows for the state to better protect vulnerable communities from environm…
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500+ International Groups: Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion Ahead of September Climate Summit
More than 500 groups representing six continents sent a letter to President Biden today demanding he stop fossil fuel expansion ahead of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s Climate Ambition Summ…
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Friends of the Earth Reacts to USDA Animal-Raising Claims
Today, USDA announced a new effort to strengthen substantiation of animal-raising claims on meat and dairy labels.
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State Department faces 2nd lawsuit over expedited Amos Hochstein FOIA request
Friends of the Earth has sued the U.S. Department of State for a second time over an expedited 2022 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request targeting Biden energy official Amos Hochstein and potenti…
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150+ Organizations Call Out USDA for Exacerbating Environmental Injustice in Energy Grant Program
Today, 155 environmental justice, food and farm, and climate organizations voiced opposition to changes the U.S. Department of Agriculture made to the Rural Energy for America Program that will exacer…
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Friends of the Earth Ratifies First Union Contract
Friends of the Earth (FoE) and the staff union, Friends of the Earth Workers United, are proud to announce the ratification of their first union contract.