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626 Groups Urge Congress to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Build Green Economy
We need action on climate that ends our dependence on dirty energy, puts power in the hands of communities and provides good jobs. If candidates and elected officials say they are committed to climate…
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Civil Society Groups Vow to Oppose “Hateful Rhetoric, Violence, Intimidation and Persecution” by Bolsonaro Government
The election of right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s next president represents a crisis for indigenous rights, the Amazon rainforest, and our global climate.
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USDA Releases Shoddy GMO Labeling Rule
USDA’s new labeling rules are a disaster, with huge loopholes that could keep consumers in the dark as new GMOs rapidly enter our food supply.
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New Report Reveals How Governments Could Support up to 15 New Coal Plants Despite International Restrictions
From 2013 to 2015, the world’s largest ECAs provided an annual average of USD 38 billion in support of fossil fuels. Eighty-eight percent of ECA support for energy projects went toward fossil fuels…
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New Report: Gene Editing in Agriculture Poses New Risks to Health, Environment
On the heels on the European Court of Justice’s ruling requiring organisms developed using new genetic engineering techniques to undergo GMO risk assessments, and several new studies revealing “ge…
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100+ groups call on Kroger to eliminate toxic pesticides on food
Today farmworkers, students, public health, beekeeping, environmental, faith-based and consumer groups held a protest at Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) annual shareholder meeting, calling on the company to sig…
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Financing for Pebble Mine Collapses
By pulling out of the agreement to finance Pebble Mine, First Quantum Minerals finally listened to the overwhelming opposition from the people of Bristol Bay and throughout Alaska. The company’s dec…
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Fracked Gas Pipeline Neighbors file Federal Complaint against State of North Carolina Charging Environmental Justice Violations
An alliance of community, statewide and national groups today filed a federal complaint seeking to stop a hotly contested pipeline that would pump so-called natural gas from Appalachian fracking field…
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Washington Environmental Advocates Stand Behind Puget Sound No Discharge Zone
Keeping ship and boat sewage out of the Sound is good for human health, local economy, and wildlife
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Food retailer scorecard: 20 out of 25 fail to protect bees and people from toxic pesticides
Only a few companies are taking responsibility for their role in the bee crisis. We urge major U.S. food retailers to work with their suppliers to eliminate pollinator-toxic pesticides and expand dome…