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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes
This is not the first time we have gone toe-to-toe with the federal government for failing to assess the grave risks that shipping poses for marine life.
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Friends of the Earth International members sue EXIM for unlawfully approving $4.7B to support disastrous Mozambique LNG project
There are legal procedures and processes in place to ensure the U.S. Export-Import Bank does not waste taxpayer dollars on risky projects plagued by violent insurgencies.
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council becomes the first Indigenous Peoples organization to gain permanent consultative status at the International Maritime Organization
This week, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) gained permanent consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)- the first Indigenous Peoples organization to be granted this statu…
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Passionate Youth Traveled to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Plant-Based School Meal Options
Student leaders from 11 states traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the Plant Powered Youth Steering Committee to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Enviro Groups Ask Moore Admin to Crack Down on Factory Farm Waste
Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities.
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Ninth Circuit Deals Setback to Willow Oil Project in Alaska
A federal court ruled that the Department of the Interior unlawfully approved ConocoPhillips’s massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s Western Arctic.
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New Report Exposes Formosa Plastics
A groundbreaking new report offers an analysis of Formosa Plastics Group, one of the world’s largest petrochemical conglomerates.
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U.S. Senate Takes Action to Expand Nondairy Milk Access in Schools
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions…
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Alaska LNG is a Corrupt, Costly, Catastrophic Carbon-Bomb
The Trump Administration’s so-called summit for Alaska LNG ended without binding commitments from potential investors in Asia.
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Connecticut Passes Historic Pesticide Legislation
This week, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 9, a bill that restricts the use of neonicotinoids, in a win for pollinators and public health.