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Leaving No One Behind?: the Heated Landscape of Financing for Development
Mining, oil and gas and industrial agribusiness driving 90 percent of forest and biodiversity destruction, and while there are tireless campaigns everywhere to reign in the destruction, if the incenti…
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The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets
A major source of ocean microplastics, tiny plastic pellets are a large problem in our marine environments.
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An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner
To learn more about our Ports and Environmental Justice campaign, we sat down with our Senior Ports Campaign Terrance Bankston to dive deeper into his team’s work.
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Resisting the Onslaught of Trump Executive Orders
Since his inauguration, we have seen a record flurry of Donald Trump Executive Orders (EO), which as of last count stand at 103. Trump has signed more executive orders in his first 10 days than any re…
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What are CAFOs?
What are CAFOs? They are an example of industrial agriculture, which aims to produce as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible.
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Louisiana: Zero-Emission Ports and a More Sustainable Future
Written by: Terrance L. Bankston, Senior Ports and Freight Campaigner, and Tyler R. Johnson, Ports and Community Engagement Assistant, Friends of the Earth (FoE) Contributors: Rise St James Photos are…
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Helping to Bridge the Gaps between Ports and Parents from Environmental Justice Communities
by Tyler R. Johnson, Ports and Community Engagement Assistant and Terrance L. Bankston, Senior Ports and Freight Campaigner Contributors: Erica Beverett, Community Engagement Organizer, Parents Engagi…
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Manure biogas is a climate smokescreen for big agriculture
The production and use of manure biogas hurts communities in numerous ways. Hear from community members about how it’s affecting them:
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Gov. Hochul, sign the TREES Act now
The TREES Act — which passed the Legislature in May — would require New York state to prove it is not purchasing products driving deforestation. If signed, it would be the first anti-deforestati…