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Cruise Ship Report Card Marks Massive Pollution, Constant Greenwashing from Cruise Industry
Cruise ship pollution remains largely unaddressed across the global industry, according to Friends of the Earth’s latest Cruise Ship Report Card.
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U.S. Misses the Mark on Fossil Fuel Finance Agreement
Today at the conclusion of the OECD Export Credit Group negotiations, participating nations failed to reach an agreement on fossil fuel finance, despite scientists’ repeated calls for urgent climate…
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Friends of the Earth files OECD Complaint against BlackRock for Investments in Agribusiness Companies Causing Environmental, Human Rights Violations
Friends of the Earth U.S. and the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) submitted an OECD complaint against BlackRock for directly contributing to environmental and human rights abuses a…
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Environmental Groups Reach Settlement on Pesticide-Treated Seeds with California Agency
A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations…
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Advocacy Groups, Researchers and Businesses Call On Banks to Cut Ties With Formosa Plastics
Formosa Plastics has brought destruction and a lack of accountability at every turn, but financial institutions can break the cycle.
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Friends of the Earth groups condemn new reports of violence and threats against communities by Astra Agro Lestari and Indonesian military police force
Recent incidents continue a pattern of intimidation against community leaders and Human Rights Defenders opposed to AAL’s controversial palm oil operations in Indonesia.
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46 Organizations Demand Conagra End Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides on Popcorn
Today 46 consumer, health, and environmental organizations sent a letter calling on Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) to take immediate steps to end the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds in its popcorn suppl…
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IRA Clean Electricity Credits Under Threat of Becoming New Fossil Fuel Handout
A new analysis from Friends of the Earth shows that Big Oil and Big Ag are lobbying to co-opt key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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New Roundup weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health
Roundup products still contain glyphosate, and eight new Roundup products contain chemicals of dramatically greater concern.