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Friends of the Earth urges rejection of proposed debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader McConnell announced a framework for raising the debt ceiling. The plan calls for…
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State Department rushes toward judgment on Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline
The State Department announced today that it will not take additional time to consider the risks of the Keystone XL tar sands oil project, and instead will release a final Environmental Impact Stat…
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Independent analysis concludes nuclear task forces safety recommendations are insufficient
Washington, D.C.—As the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission met this morning to consider a summary of lessons learned from the ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan, Friends of the Earth released a…
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Tar sands oil may have flowed through Exxon Silvertip pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. pipeline regulators revealed yesterday that the Exxon pipeline responsible for spilling 42,000 gallons into the Yellowstone River earlier this month may have sometimes…
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Task force calls for sweeping safety upgrades at U.S. reactors to reduce meltdown risk
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A task force established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the wake of the post-tsunami nuclear disaster in Japan today
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Friends of the Earth announces opposition to U.S.-Colombia trade pact
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had this statement at a rally in opposition to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement held in front of the White House today.
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Coalition Statement on Ethanol Subsidy Deal
Today, Senator Feinstein announced a deal with Senators Klobuchar and Thune to end the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and the tariff on imported ethanol. VEETC provides ethanol bl…
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Court rules EPA must act on aircraft emissions
Washington, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must formally determine whether greenhouse gas pollution from aircraft endangers human health and welfare, ruled a U.S. District Co…
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La industria nuclear sufre una gran derrota en Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa — In the latest of a series of blows to the nuclear industry since the meltdown at Fukushima, the Iowa Senate adjourned today without passing a bill that would pave the way for…
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Bill introduced to regulate cosmetics threatening consumers’ health with potentially harmful nanoparticles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), joined by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), acted today to protect consumers from potentially harmful nanoparticles in…