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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.
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New Report Documents Social and Environmental Harms of PRONACA’s Animal Agriculture Operations on Indigenous Communities
Loans from IDB Invest and IFC to PRONACA, the country’s largest pig and poultry producer, have violated the banks’ own policies.
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Freedom of Information Act Findings Reveal Covert Incinerator Lobby Blitz
WASHINGTON – FOIA documents uncovered by Friends of the Earth confirm that an incinerator industry campaign, led by waste management giant Covanta, is attempting to potentially co-opt billions of do…
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Debt Ceiling Bill Spells Disaster for People and the Planet
WASHINGTON – Congress has released its debt ceiling agreement, which includes a slew of problematic provisions. In addition to attacking bedrock environmental laws like the National Environmental Po…
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Friends of the Earth groups reject investigation into environmental and human rights violations by Indonesian palm oil company
Today, Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) planned and then canceled a kick off meeting for their flawed investigation into the company’s environmental and human rights violations in Central and West Sulawesi…
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Federal Lawmakers Expected to Sneak Dirty Deal into Debt Ceiling Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, lawmakers are reportedly close to reaching a deal on so-called “permitting reform” amidst ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. If implemented, the deal would substantially weak…
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Democracy Coalition Follows Gov. Cooper in Calling for Independent Redistricting Commission
Following comments from Governor Cooper about the need for an independent redistricting commission to secure equitable voting throughout North Carolina, a diverse group of people and organizations tha…
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New York Lawmakers and Environmental Advocates Urge Assembly to Stop Funding Climate Destruction
Liberian Goldman Prize Winner, Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr, joined lawmakers and advocates in Albany today to urge the New York Assembly to pass The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procuremen…