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EPA botches bee-toxic pesticide risk assessments
Friends of the Earth calls for agency to ban neonicotinoid pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its preliminary pollinator risk assessment for…
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EPA pollinator plan does not go far enough to protect bees
Friends of the Earth calls for agency to suspend bee-toxic pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Policy to Mitigate the Acute Risk to Bees…
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Exxon’s Tillerson proves unqualified to be Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, Friends of the Earth U.S. President Eri…
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Obama administration report affirms need to keep coal in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly one year after Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell called for a comprehensive review of the federal coal program, the Obama administration today released a roadmap for r…
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Elaine Chao would oversee developer giveaway
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Elaine Chao testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee in her confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation. Chao has been a fellow at the Heri…
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Statement and background on Tillerson and ExxonMobils support: climate denial, human right violations, and corruption
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins its confirmation hearing for former ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. Erich Pica, President of Friends of…
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Climate denier Sessions would aid ExxonMobil as Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump’s Attorney General. Sessions has openly oppos…
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Strange bedfellows launch new database targeting over $250 billion in polluter subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the 115th Congress begins its work, Green Scissors — a coalition of free-market, taxpayer and environmental groups — has launched a new online database targeting…
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Friends of the Earth statement on announced plan to close Indian Point
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Governor Cuomo announced that the State of New York has reached an agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear reactors in 2020/21. Along with other state and national envir…
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Peer reviewed study exposes potentially hazardous nanoparticles in baby formula
We are urging federal regulators to establish clear and binding rules around use of nanoparticles in food and consumer products and demand that all companies immediately remove nanoingredients from ba…