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Federal Reserve bows again to Big Oil
On the eve of its expected launch, The Federal Reserve has once again modified the terms of the Main Street lending program, a $600 billion program established with money from the stimulus.
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Port communities around the globe decry cruise industry pollution on World Oceans Day
Activists living in port communities around the world who have been fighting the cruise industry for their right to clean air and healthy oceans will hold a first-of-its kind virtual “Rally to Clean…
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New carbon scheme legislation is the wrong solution for our climate and food system
Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced legislation this week pushing farmers to sequester carbon.
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Media Advisory: June 8th World Oceans Day rally to clean up cruising
On Monday, June 8th, activists and environmental organizations around the world will join together online for World Oceans Day to urge the cruise industry to clean up its act.
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Trump Administration to waive rules, clearing the way for more polluting projects
Trump is expected to sign an executive order today waiving long-standing environmental protection mandates, allowing federal agencies to rush through approval for pipelines, mines, and other destructi…
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Friends of the Earth stands in support of Black lives and echoes calls to defund the police
Friends of the Earth U.S. condemns the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, and the continued state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the United States. T…
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Advantages and savings in store for Memphis if TVA is dropped, latest study finds
A new report affirmed the savings and advantages available to Memphis if it leaves the Tennessee Valley Authority for lower-cost, greener power, according to a presentation by Siemens Inc. to the Memp…
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EPA fails to oversee disastrous Pebble Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed yesterday to invoke its Clean Water Act section 404(q) authority to protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay, Alaska from the dangerous proposed Pebble Min…
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API CEO spews double-talk on polluter bailout
If polluters want to deny the existence of the ongoing bailout, Congress should swiftly repeal these blatant corporate tax giveaways and make fossil fuels ineligible for stimulus lending programs.
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Report: G20 Governments Bankrolling the Fossil Fuel Industry by at least $77 Billion a Year
A new report released by Friends of the Earth U.S. and Oil Change International reveals G20 countries have provided at least $77 billion a year in public finance to oil, gas and coal projects since th…