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California bans brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos, helps farmers transition to safer alternatives
By outlawing chlorpyrifos, California joins New York and Hawaii in putting public health and the environment over corporate profits. We call on the state to work as swiftly as possible to cancel the r…
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Vermont passes bill to ban consumer use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides
The Vermont Legislature today passed a bill banning consumer use of neonicotinoid pesticides by July 2019. During the legislative session, thousands of Friends of the Earth members in Vermont called a…
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Friends of the Earth and Tisch Food Center convene “Greening School Food” experts in northeast regional forum in Albany
Following New York City’s recent announcement to implement Meatless Mondays and slash red meat purchases by 50 percent in its school system, the event is designed to share best practices from across…
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World Faces Ecological Collapse Unless Urgent Action Taken, Says Devastating Global Assessment
The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change social and economic systems, according to a global assessment launched today by The Intergovernmental…
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Guía del comprador sobre transgénicos: ¿Estás preparado para la nueva ola de ingeniería genética?
Estos transgénicos, aunque se les llame de otra manera, siguen siendo transgénicos. Las empresas están introduciendo a toda prisa nuevas tecnologías de ingeniería genética patentadas en alimentos, cosméticos y suplementos sin ninguna precaución ni transparencia.
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New York Passes Bill to Ban Dow’s Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
New York’s deadline for ending the use of chlorpyrifos will make it the first state to stop use of the chemical. In banning this dangerous chemical, New York legislators are prioritizing public heal…
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El compromiso del Nuevo Pacto Verde de Nueva York de reducir las compras de carne
La ciudad de Nueva York refuerza su liderazgo climático al reconocer la importancia de reducir drásticamente las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero derivadas del consumo de carne de granjas industriales. Eliminar los productos procesados…
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More than 300 Groups Urge Congress to Make Food and Agriculture Central to the Climate Crisis and Green New Deal Debate
A coalition of more than 300 groups today sent a letter to Congress calling for a Green New Deal that prioritizes food and agriculture solutions to climate change.
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Green New Deal Food & Ag Sign-On Letter
Our nationwide coalition of more than 300 food, farming, fishing, worker, environmental, public health and public interest organizations urges Congress to advance a Green New Deal that reflects the ce…
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First-Ever Legislation Incentivizing Plant-Based School Lunch Options Moves Forward in California
The California Assembly Education Committee has approved legislation incentivizing K-12 public schools across the state to offer healthier, climate-friendly lunch options.