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Environmental, rights and justice groups urge Gov. Cooper to stop Atlantic Coast Pipeline
A coalition of more than 65 environmental, justice and human rights groups from throughout the U.S. and North Carolina are calling on NC Governor Roy Cooper to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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Expansion of Deforestation Free Funds enables investors to see rainforest destruction hidden in mutual funds
Everyone with an IRA or a 401(k) has the power to pressure investment firms to change their practices and stop funding the destruction of our planet and our communities. Deforestation Free Funds unlea…
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Friends of the Earth U.S. Statement of Solidarity with Unist’ot’en Camp and Wet’suwet’en Leadership
Friends of the Earth U.S. stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their peaceful efforts to protect their territories against a violent and regressive energy agenda and th…
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GOP climate solution doubles as oil subsidy
Republicans today unveiled four bills aimed at outlining their vision to act on climate change.
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Groups sue over industrial ocean fish farm permit in Washington State
Environmental groups today filed suit to block a major offshore aquaculture plan that could have catastrophic impacts on the health of Puget Sound.
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Sen. Carper bill kicks the climate can to 2050
Senator Carper’s opening bid falls far short of what the climate crisis demands. We need binding emission reduction targets, in line with what climate justice and historical responsibility demand, f…
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Trump’s final budget enshrines climate denial, war and cruelty into conservative manifesto
The Trump Administration released its final budget this afternoon, calling once again for steep cuts to the agencies and programs that protect our climate, air, water and wildlife.
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BlackRock’s Agribusiness Engagement Guidelines Draw Scrutiny from Environmental Groups
Environmental groups Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth released an analysis today of BlackRock’s newly released statement on its engagement with agribusiness – the second leading driver of the…
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Corteva Agriscience announces it will stop making chlorpyrifos
Corteva Agriscience, the main manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, announced today that they will stop production of the pesticide by the end of the year.
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Holmes Beach, Fla. joins neighbors to oppose industrial ocean fish farming
Three communities along the gulf coast of Florida have moved swiftly to oppose industrial ocean fish farming off the state’s coastline.