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Friends of the Earth Celebrates EPA’s Decision to Pull Dangerous EV Proposal
WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard, which includes the removal of a proposal to expand the program by allowing electri…
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Biden Climate Ambition letter
We call on Biden to take meaningful action ahead of the UnitedNations Secretary General’s September Climate Ambition Summit.
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500+ International Groups: Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion Ahead of September Climate Summit
More than 500 groups representing six continents sent a letter to President Biden today demanding he stop fossil fuel expansion ahead of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s Climate Ambition Summ…
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State Department faces 2nd lawsuit over expedited Amos Hochstein FOIA request
Friends of the Earth has sued the U.S. Department of State for a second time over an expedited 2022 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request targeting Biden energy official Amos Hochstein and potenti…
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Submission to Dept of Commerce NTIA
CAAD and other researchers have documented extensive examples of the harms of climate disinformation on social media in the U.S. that we believe could each be further worsened by the onset of GAI.
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Transition Minerals and Indigenous Impacts in the US
More than 600,000 Native Americans (about 15% of the Indigenous people in the West) live within approximately 6 miles of an abandoned mine.
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Freedom of Information Act Findings Reveal Covert Incinerator Lobby Blitz
WASHINGTON – FOIA documents uncovered by Friends of the Earth confirm that an incinerator industry campaign, led by waste management giant Covanta, is attempting to potentially co-opt billions of do…
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Debt Ceiling Bill Spells Disaster for People and the Planet
WASHINGTON – Congress has released its debt ceiling agreement, which includes a slew of problematic provisions. In addition to attacking bedrock environmental laws like the National Environmental Po…
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Federal Lawmakers Expected to Sneak Dirty Deal into Debt Ceiling Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, lawmakers are reportedly close to reaching a deal on so-called “permitting reform” amidst ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. If implemented, the deal would substantially weak…
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Groups Pressure Japan to Stop G7 Push to Finance Fossil Fuels and False Solutions; Urge Biden to Oppose Global LNG Expansion
Ahead of the G7 summit, climate and environmental organizations gathered at the Japanese embassy to pressure officials to stop the G7 push to finance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion.