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Maryland Legislators Partially Ban Chlorpyrifos
The Maryland General Assembly passed S.B. 300 today, making Maryland the fourth state to ban Dow’s brain-damaging pesticide.
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New analysis highlights major problems with Trump’s promise to “fill up” Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Friends of the Earth released an analysis today raising legal, environmental, and logistical questions about Trump’s promise to “fill up” the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Trump using health crisis for SPR purchases
This afternoon, during a speech declaring a state of national emergency, Trump announced new authority to purchase oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, promising to fill it “right up to the top…
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House Bill Would Carve Oceans into Floating Factory Fish Farms
Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) has introduced a bill that would authorize the federal government to issue permits for industrial ocean finfish farms. These facilities would use giant floating c…
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Murkowski-Manchin energy bill stalls
The defeat of the bill means a temporary respite from the risks of so-called critical mineral extraction in our wild places.
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Memphis Residents Strongly Support Leaving TVA, New Poll Finds
A majority of Memphis residents would like to see Memphis, Light, Gas, and Water leave TVA for cheaper, greener power according to a recent poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth.
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Progressive national, New Jersey groups challenge Dem leader on 2050 climate bill
A coalition of national and New Jersey-based groups warned U.S. House Democratic leadership about Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone’s (D-N.J.) recently introduced CLEAN Future Act…
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Pressure from environmental groups drives POSCO International to adopt “No Deforestation” policy in Indonesia
Following years of pressure from environmental and human rights groups, POSCO International, South Korea’s largest trading company, has adopted a zero-deforestation policy for its global palm oil op…
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Conservation, Environmental and Landowners’ Groups Argue in Federal Court Keystone XL Pipeline Approval by Trump Administration Was Illegal
Conservation, environmental and landowners groups argued in federal court in Montana today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a permit authorizing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline…
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Senate energy package supports dirty energy and dangerous extraction
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) today released the American Energy Innovation Act.