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Climate groups from around world call on World Bank President David Malpass to be fired
Climate change organisations under the Big Shift Coalition have called on the World Bank to fire its President David Malpass.
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50+ groups urge consumer brands to cut ties with destructive Indonesian palm oil company
Powerful brands are willfully ignoring evidence of human rights and environmental violations while proclaiming themselves champions of ‘sustainability.’
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P&G Board Members Face Shareholder Vote Over Forest Destruction in Supply Chain
A proposal to shareholders urges Procter & Gamble investors to vote against current members of the board of directors, due to the company’s failure to address unsustainable sourcing of wood pulp and…
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Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement
This lays the groundwork for Big Ag to use these projects to greenwash their own emissions and collect tremendous amounts of farm data.
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species
WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a notice of intent today to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to finalize nationwide standards to…
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161 Social Justice, Conservation Groups Oppose Harmful Mining Provisions in Manchin’s Industry Side Deal
Today 161 conservation and social justice organizations sent a letter to members of Congress opposing the industry-give away “side deal” demanded by Senator Manchin as part of the recently passed…
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Chair Grijalva, 71 Other Members to House Leadership: Keep Permitting Reform Out of a Continuing Resolution
Attaching permitting reform in a Continuing Resolution would “force Members to choose between protecting EJ communities from further pollution or funding the government.”
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Friends of the Earth responds to Chairman Grijalva letter condemning Sen. Manchin’s dirty deal
With support from more than 70 members of Congress, this letter demonstrates strong opposition against the deal struck with Sen. Manchin to gut bedrock environmental laws at the expense of frontlin…
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Friends of the Earth reacts to California Legislature’s decision to extend the life of Diablo Canyon
Governor Newsom’s shameful proposal to keep Diablo Canyon open undermines almost 10 years of advocacy and agreement to responsibly retire the plant by 2025 and continue California’s clean energy t…
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Court rejects Wyoming, industry challenge to Biden administration postponement of oil, gas lease sales
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration’s decisions to postpone oil and gas lease sales in early 2021, holding that the federal government has broad authority…