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Regulators plan to drop case at closed California nuke plant
Federal regulators intend to close a lingering case involving the installation of faulty equipment at the now-shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Diego County. Regulators plan to drop case…
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Abbott government resists US moves against coal power
The Abbott government has again put itself on a collision course with US President Barack Obama, this time over government funding for coal-fired power plants. After adopting a contrary position to th…
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Corporate Congress rejects progressive budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives rejected the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ People’s Budget by a vote of 96-330. The People’s Budget was offered as a substitute amendment to…
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As Shell Looks To Drill In Arctic, Environmentalists Rally To Remember Historic Arctic Oil Spill
Activists and representatives from five environmental organizations held a rally outside of the White House Tuesday on the 26th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, one of the worst environmenta…
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EPA agrees to regulate novel nanotechnology pesticides after legal challenge
This important decision is part of the transformation our government agencies must continue to pursue in order to protect the public from potentially dangerous products containing nanoscale ingredient…
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Citizen co-sponsors support the People’s Budget
This morning Friends of the Earth and 11 other groups delivered over 150,000 signatures to Congress in support of the People’s Budget, a progressive budget alternative that prioritizes economic and…
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National organizations to deliver more than 150,000 petition signatures urging Congress to support the Peoples Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A dozen national organizations representing tens of millions of Americans will deliver a petition with more than 150,000 signatures supporting the Congressional Progressive Cauc…
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Los ecologistas preguntan a Hillary Clinton cuál es su postura sobre los combustibles fósiles.
WASHINGTON, DC – Amigos de la Tierra y el Centro para la Diversidad Biológica asistieron a la ceremonia de entrega del Premio Toner a la Excelencia en Periodismo Político, donde el ex Secretario de Estado…
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Organizaciones de consumidores y ambientalistas instan a las empresas de comida rápida a rechazar las manzanas transgénicas tras la aprobación de la FDA.
El mes pasado, el USDA aprobó la entrada al mercado estadounidense de la nueva manzana Arctic Apple® modificada genéticamente, lo que permite que se plante y se venda sin una supervisión específica.
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Obama Administration Reveals New Federal Rules on Fracking
On Friday, the Obama administration put forth the first major federal standards regulating hydraulic fracturing—the oil and gas extraction technique commonly referred to as fracking. The regulatio…