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Fossil-fuel lobbyists, bolstered by GOP wins work to curb environmental rules
Oil, gas and coal interests that spent millions to help elect Republicans this year are moving to take advantage of expanded GOP power in Washington and state capitals to thwart Obama administration e…
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Friends of the Earth challenges all who seek justice and value life to stand up and take action: #BlackLivesMatter
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict an NYPD officer who used an illegal chokehold on unarmed Eric Garner, leading to his death. Two weeks ago, twelve-year old…
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House bill would allow states to use a carbon tax to comply with the Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) introduced H.R. 5796, State’s Choice Act of 2014, which would expressly allow states to implement a carbon tax as a means of complying with the Environ…
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Secret Trans Pacific Partnership trade talks threaten the environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, December 7 in Washington, D.C., the United States and other Pacific Rim countries open a week-long negotiating round for the Trans Pacific Partnership, a sweeping tr…
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Friends of the Earth downgrades cruise industry
Friends of the Earth has downgraded the cruise industry on environmental stewardship for what it says is a lack of transparency. In the group’s annual environmental report card for 2014, Disney…
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Environmental group gives cruise lines failing grade for transparency
Friends of the Earth issued an annual environmental scorecard for the cruise industry, giving all cruise lines an F for transparency for what it says was a refusal to cooperate with data gathering…
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Cruise lines get an F for refusing to share environmental data
The cruise industry has received mixed marks over the years for its environmental practices. But this year, every cruise line got a failing grade for transparency from an environmental group. Friends…
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Heres What Happens To Sewage On Cruise Lines
Cruise ships released over one billion gallons of sewage into the ocean in 2014, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth. The analysis, which worked off of federal data, did show that some…
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“F” for Transparency: Cruise Lines Refuse to Release Environmental Practices
The Friends of the Earth (FOE) non-profit organization just released its “Cruise Ship Report Card” for 2014. In a press release, the FOE states that “cruise ships dumped more than a…
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BLM Hasn’t Performed An Environmental Review of Coal Leasing Program Since 1979
It has been 35 years since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last performed an environmental review of its coal leasing program. Two environmental groups are suing theBLM to force a review of the p…