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Over 150,000 call on U.S. Export-Import Bank to reject coal, #SaveSundarbans
U.S. Ex-Im Bank Has Been Linked To Toxic Coal Projects In Bangladesh, Threatens UNESCO World Heritage Site PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. environmental groups, U.S-based So…
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Senate GMO labeling compromise bill discriminatory, denies Americans their right to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday,Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced a deal on legislation related to genetically engineered in…
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Activists appeal to Gov. Inslee to seek federal opposition to Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion
Friends of the Earth sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee today from eight environmental organizations and accompanied by more than 35,000 supporting letters, urging him to inform Canadian officials o…
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Ryan tax plan a coup for corporations, the super-rich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) unveiled a broad plan for tax reform this morning. The blueprint includes a call for slashing the tax on capital gains, repealing the estate tax, loweri…
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Millions of dead bees, millions more signatures highlight threat to bees & other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A truck full of dead bees will make its final stop at a rally outside the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this afternoon, culminating a coast-to-coast tou…
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Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to be shut down, power replaced by renewables, efficiency, storage
California, world’s sixth largest economy, going nuclear-free BERKELEY, CALIF. – An historic agreement has been reached between Pacific Gas and Electric, Friends of the Earth, and other enviro…
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Strange bedfellows urge Hatch, Wyden to reject CCS subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Green Scissors, a coalition of free market, taxpayer, and environmental groups, sent a letter to Finance Committee Chairman Orin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore…
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Farmers, farmworkers and beekeepers confront EPA with 2.64 million dead bees
National “Keep Hives Alive Tour” ends with rally at EPA Media advisory for: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 40 percent of U.S. honeybee hives die each year, costing the farmin…
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Frontline communities to Obama: no new offshore drilling
Over one million comments delivered against offshore drilling over a 90-day period to the Obama Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the closing of the 90-day comment period for the Bureau…
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US Court of Appeals asked to block restart of damaged Indian Point nuclear reactor
Emergency petition alleges failure of nuclear regulator to protect the public WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth and other environmental organizations today filed an emergency petition wi…