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Groups Sue to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice’s Whale from Oil and Gas Impacts
Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails to properly protect rare species, including Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles…
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Thousands Demand Conagra Eliminate Bee-Killing Pesticides from Popcorn
The petition specifically demands that Conagra ensure there is no use of seeds coated with neonicotinoids in its popcorn supply chain.
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Export-Import Bank Seemingly Loses Logic on Coal
The US Export-Import Bank aligned with the Trump administration’s executive order on coal in a unanimous board of directors vote this week.
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New Report Reveals No-Till’s Massive Pesticide Problem
A new report from Friends of the Earth refutes the widely-held assumption that conventional no-till agriculture is “regenerative.”
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Trump’s executive order on coal will make Americans sicker
The latest energy directives from the Trump administration seek to subsidize coal in an effort to bring back an obsolete, centuries-old fossil fuel.
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Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups
Interior violated NEPA and failed to adequately consider the harms that drilling would have on climate change and on the critically endangered Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale.
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As Republicans Prepare Tax Giveaway Package, Oil and Gas Companies Try to Avoid Corporate Minimum Tax
It is simply outrageous that the Republican party is using its trifecta to create yet another fossil fuel subsidy.
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critically Endangered Rice’s Whale From Trump Administration
Several conservation groups sent notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for stripping away measures aimed at protecting the critically endangered Rice’s whale from deadly ship…
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Friends of the Earth grieves the passing of Rep. Raul Grijalva
WASHINGTON – This week, the environmental and progressive community lost an historic leader in the struggle for a more healthy and just world with the passing of U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva o…
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Decision to Close EPA’s Environmental Justice Offices a Danger to Americans’ Health and Safety
This amounts to a racist attack on low-income and communities of color who suffer most from the consequences of pollution.