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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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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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Report: Pesticide industry delaying bee protections across U.S.
Bayer, Syngenta, Monsanto influence shaping federal and state pollinator plans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid an ongoing pollinator crisis that threatens our food system, a new report issued today by Frien…
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100 groups call for Climate Investment Funds to sunset
Ahead of this week’s meeting of the trust funds of the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds, 100 groups have called for the CIFs to finally sunset, now that the Green Climate Fund is clearly…
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Activists submit over a quarter million public comments against largest coal export terminal in North America
Friends of the Earth activists generate more than 38,000 of the comments expressing strong concerns over fossil fuel transport given recent oil train derailment on Columbia River WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
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National Keep the Hives Alive Tour brings urgency to global pollinator decline
Beekeepers, farmers, farmworkers and scientists unite for pesticide regulation and sustainable agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Keep the Hives Alive Tour kicks off today to raise awareness about…
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Revolving Door: Career path of former USTR Ron Kirk
The Obama White House and the Republican leadership in Congress are expected to seek congressional approval the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement in the so-called “lame duck” session of Co…
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The Wall Street revolving door & the U.S. Trade Representative
The Obama White House and the Republican leadership in Congress are pushing hard for a massive and environmentally- destructive trade agreement, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and two similar deals. T…
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Comments to OPIC on 3 Fossil Fuel Projects
Friends of the Earth U.S. writes to provide comments on OPIC’s potential support for a proposed power plant in Senegal, crude oil infrastructure projects in Brazil, and the expansion of natural gas…
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On heels of Canada’s approval, more retailers say no to GMO salmon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Canada’s approval of GMO salmon, Friends of the Earth U.S. and a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups released upda…