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New scholarship program for school food and nutrition professionals announced
Plant-based food is an essential pillar in the environmental movement and Friends of the Earth is delighted to reach out to the educational food community to find worthy recipients of these generous s…
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Centrist Democratic bills lack leadership and action on climate crisis
With the Senate under Republican control, bills introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives do nothing but send a message. If Democratic centrists stop at half solutions, the climate crisis is o…
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Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice go to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency
Friends of the Earth today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Maryland against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for violations of the agency’s obligations under the Fre…
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Gene-edited animals could intensify the climate crisis
A new report from Friends of the Earth and Logos Environmental reveals that the use of gene editing in farm animals poses risks to human health, the environment and animal welfare.
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WOTUS repeal lets polluters endanger communities and the environment for a profit
The EPA’s callous decision endangers communities and threatens our environment. Corporations will now be given free to rein pollute our waterways and put millions of American lives at risk.
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OPIC votes to accelerate climate crisis
The board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation late yesterday approved $450 million in financing for a series of unconventional oil and gas projects in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta…
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Western, Central Gulf of Mexico Excluded From House Bills Banning Offshore Leasing
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills today to limit offshore leasing in federal waters. But both bills ignore the western and central Gulf of Mexico, where most federal offshore oil and…
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New Expert Report Highlights Potential Value of Leaving TVA For Renewable Energy Alternative
A new expert analysis reports that a growing trend of lower market prices for solar and wind power could enable Memphis Light, Gas, and Water to achieve energy generating costs lower than were identif…
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Conservation Groups Expand Legal Challenge to Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
We’re still fighting Trump’s attempt to ram through this dirty fossil fuel project. This destructive pipeline should never get the chance to ruin clean water that’s crucial to people and endange…
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Trump considers propping up failing uranium industry, disregards harm to frontline and indigenous communities
Instead of working to support uranium profits, the Trump Administration should protect communities and safeguard our environment.