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Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
Green groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a permit that allows oil and gas development through waterways.
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175 Organizations Call on Banks Not to Finance Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Plant
175 organizations today called on 30 leading banks and financiers not to fund the construction of Formosa Plastics’ $12 billion “Sunshine Project” petrochemical plant in St. James, Louisiana.
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Newsom must prioritize frontline communities in oil and gas actions
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a directive to end new fracking permits by 2024 and phase out oil and gas extraction by 2045, making California the first state in the nation to commit…
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Biden’s Climate Commitment Falls Far Short of U.S. “Fair Share”
The U.S. climate target unveiled today is magnitudes below the United States’ fair share of climate action, both in terms of actual greenhouse gas reductions and providing finance and other assistan…
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Friends of the Earth reacts to the reintroduction of the Growing Climate Solutions Act
The ‘Growing Climate Solutions Act’ represents the opposite of a solution to the climate crisis. It would allow the fossil fuel industry to pollute as usual, line the pockets of Big Ag, and perpet…
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Environmental, environmental justice, development, faith, and youth groups urge Biden administration to commit to a “fair share” climate target at Earth Day Climate Leaders’ Summit
Nearly 100 civil society organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration urging climate action that prioritizes the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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Fair Shares NDC Sign-On Letter
This is the yardstick by which we will measure the U.S. NDC, gauging its ability to move us toward a healthy and just future where global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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NEW REPORT: Pallone’s Clean Energy Standard fails to decarbonize the energy sector by 2035
A new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth finds substantial concessions to polluters in the CLEAN Future Act, the legislation from Chairmen Pallone and Tonko of the House Energy and Commerce C…
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FOE calls on Congress to pass Keep It in the Ground Act
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) reintroduced the Keep It in the Ground Act today, which would end new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters.
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Growing Climate Solutions Act Opposition Letter (2)
This legislation aims to build a framework for broad-scale development of carbon markets and to pave the way for a national cap-and-trade program. We oppose these carbon schemes for the reasons discus…