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Friends of the Earth calls new federal lands and waters moratorium ‘a critical first step’
We look forward to working with the Biden Administration during the moratorium to plan a just transition that ends our dependence on oil and gas.
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As Biden Prepares to Issue New Rules for Oil & Gas Drilling on Public Lands, Millions of Americans, Hundreds of Groups Call for Permanent Ban on Fracking
Environmental, Indigenous, climate and conservation groups from across the country announced today that they have delivered more than two million petitions and public comments to recent administration…
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FOE Statement on Keystone XL pipeline cancellation
This victory belongs to the indigenous communities, Nebraskan farmers and Texan ranchers, and the organizations and activists who fight in the courts and the streets for a safe, climate justice-fueled…
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Friends of the Earth Federation on President Biden’s announcement to rejoin Paris Agreement
This is a first step on a long journey to rebuilding international trust – trust that President Biden can only earn by acting equitably on the climate crisis as if the fate of our common home and bill…
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Trump’s parting gift to Big Oil
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized its“fair access” rule today, designed to protect oil companies from lenders making informed decisions based on climate risk and the dwi…
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FOE Statement on the appointment of Deb Haaland as U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Haaland will be a champion of our public lands and waters, and the communities that rely on them.
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FOE Statement on the appointment of Michael Regan to head the EPA
While we are disappointed that Secretary Regan will likely be nominated as EPA Director by President-elect Biden, we are prepared to work with the Agency and the Biden Administration on policies that…
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FOE Statement on the appointment of Gina McCarthy to White House Climate Czar
We need transformational leadership. Friends of the Earth will be pushing McCarthy, Kerry and the Biden administration to meet this challenge.
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Five years out, the Paris Agreement is a reminder that the root causes of the climate crisis remain unaddressed
Five years later, we find our world mired in higher inequality, deeper crises of increasing unemployment, fossil fuel projects and bailouts for the most polluting companies
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Over 300 Groups Urge Dems to Block Dirty Energy Subsidies in Lame Duck Spending Deal
Congress cannot continue subsidizing this failing industry and worsening our dependence on fossil fuels.