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COVID-19 Fossil Fuel Aid Sign-On Letter
On behalf of our millions of members and activists nationwide, we write to you with deep concerns about the proposed stimulus package. According to the Trump administration, support for the oil and ga…
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DOE pushes oil purchases
The Department of Energy announced this morning a solicitation to purchase 30 million barrels of oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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New analysis highlights major problems with Trump’s promise to “fill up” Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Friends of the Earth released an analysis today raising legal, environmental, and logistical questions about Trump’s promise to “fill up” the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Trump using health crisis for SPR purchases
This afternoon, during a speech declaring a state of national emergency, Trump announced new authority to purchase oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, promising to fill it “right up to the top…
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Murkowski-Manchin energy bill stalls
The defeat of the bill means a temporary respite from the risks of so-called critical mineral extraction in our wild places.
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Memphis Residents Strongly Support Leaving TVA, New Poll Finds
A majority of Memphis residents would like to see Memphis, Light, Gas, and Water leave TVA for cheaper, greener power according to a recent poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth.
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Progressive national, New Jersey groups challenge Dem leader on 2050 climate bill
A coalition of national and New Jersey-based groups warned U.S. House Democratic leadership about Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone’s (D-N.J.) recently introduced CLEAN Future Act…
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Conservation, Environmental and Landowners’ Groups Argue in Federal Court Keystone XL Pipeline Approval by Trump Administration Was Illegal
Conservation, environmental and landowners groups argued in federal court in Montana today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a permit authorizing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline…
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Senate energy package supports dirty energy and dangerous extraction
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) today released the American Energy Innovation Act.
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Senate energy package must avoid dirty energy and dangerous extraction
Environmental and conservation groups are urging the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to exclude expected portions of a major energy package anticipated this week.