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Groundbreaking New York Climate Bill Passes Senate
A groundbreaking climate bill, The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (S.4859/A.5682), passed in the New York State Senate today as part of a package of environmental bills and will…
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Lawsuit Targets U.S. Delay on Petition to Phase Out Public Lands Oil Drilling
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Interior Department today for failing to respond to a rulemaking petition to phase out oil and gas extraction on federal public lands.
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Analysis: Vacationers Generate 8 Times More Carbon on a Cruise Ship than on Land
Today Friends of the Earth released new data that shows cruise goers emit eight times the amount of carbon dioxide emissions per day than a land-based vacationer.
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Alaska public records request seeks role of Hochstein protege in $38.7 billion LNG boondoggle
Friends of the Earth has filed an open records request of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the state entity developing the Alaska LNG Project — a proposed $38.7 billion LNG project…
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Groups Demand World Bank Shift Lending away from Industrial Animal Agriculture
WASHINGTON DC – Friends of the Earth and the global Stop Financing Factory Farming Campaign (S3F) announce a week of action targeting the World Bank Group (WBG) and its private sector arm the Intern…
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100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Stop G7 Push for LNG Expansion
Over 100 climate and environmental justice groups sent a letter to the Biden Administration ahead of this week’s G7 climate ministers meeting demanding that U.S. officials reject attempts by fossil…
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Honoring the Legacy of Verner Wilson III
We have lost a bright light in our movement, and we will endeavor to continue Verner’s work to elevate Indigenous voices.
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Friends of the Earth Sues PG&E Over Effort to Extend Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
Today, Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Energy (PG&E) to prevent the breach of a contract to retire the Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility when its current operating licens…
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Friends of the Earth groups respond to new investigation into environmental and human rights violations by Indonesian palm oil company Astra Agro Lestari
Last week, Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) – Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company – announced that it had appointed independent consultant Eco Nusantara to further investigate environmental and…
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Federal Judge Allows Construction to Proceed in ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in Alaska
A federal judge today ruled in favor of oil giant ConocoPhillips by denying a motion for preliminary injunction brought by environmentalists as part of a lawsuit challenging the Willow project in Alas…