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50,000+ people tell CDC to extend no-sail order for cruise ships
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition led by environmental advocacy organizations Stand.earth and Friends of the Earth US calling for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to extend its…
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Green Groups Statement on Facebook’s Policy Climate Science Information Center
Facebook admits climate disinformation on its platform is a rampant problem, but is only taking half measures to stop it.
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Over 157,000 Consumers Call on Home Depot and Lowe’s to End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup
Home and garden stores can make a significant difference in reducing the use of this toxic product
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Largest US Investors Undermine Efforts to Halt Rainforest Destruction, new report finds
As rainforests across the tropics face another year of devastating fires, a new report from Friends of the Earth shows that largest U.S. asset managers, BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard – known…
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Major Cruise Lines receive Fs from WatchDog Group
Friends of the Earth released the 2020 edition of its Cruise Ship Report Card today, documenting the environmental footprint of the cruise industry and grading 18 cruise lines and their 193 ships.
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Federal Government Steps Forward On Approving Harmful Aquaculture Facility Off San Diego, CA
NOAA announced its intent to prepare an EIS for a facility off the coast of San Diego, bringing this risky project one step closer to reality
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COVID-19 and Oil Workers’ Dangerous Conditions: 40+ Organizations Urge Secretary Bernhardt to Reduce Disease Risk
Over 40 organizations sent a letter today to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Admin…
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Largest U.S. Retailers Reject Genetically Engineered Salmon Ahead of Potential First U.S. Sales
People across the country have made it clear that they don’t want to eat genetically engineered salmon, and food retailers are clearly listening
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Oil transportation in Rosario Strait Gets Safety Boost
A new measure to improve oil transportation safety will be implemented tomorrow in Puget Sound’s Rosario Strait, a critical habitat for the 72 whales of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale…
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Lumbee Tribal Council passes resolution opposing Robeson LNG Pipeline
Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas must stop the silencing of indigenous people and the mistreatment of their territories