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Proposed LNG Facility ignites protests from local community
Local and national groups today joined in a community-wide protest against the proposed Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG) facility.
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Cuomo rejects Williams Pipeline
New York state Department of Environmental Conservation last night denied a permit to the Williams Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline set to connect the gas fields of Pennsylvania to the New York and Ne…
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European Commission VP’s Visit Adds Fuel to the Climate Fire
Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s vice president for the energy union, today held a meeting with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, capping off a trip aimed at securing long-term fossil fuel en…
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200+ Groups Urge Senate to Oppose European Fossil Fuel Promotion Bill
More than 200 groups sent a letter to U.S. senators today, urging them to oppose the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 (S. 704), a bill that would provide billions of dollars of…
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Clean Energy Standard Act promotes false solutions, doesn’t do enough to address climate crisis
Friends of the Earth welcomes bold action to fight climate change and transition the U.S. to 100% renewable energy. Unfortunately, the legislation introduced by Sen. Tina Smith and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan…
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Nadler opposes Williams pipeline, groups push other members of Congress to follow his lead
At a recent Green New Deal town hall, New York Congressman Jerry Nadler publicly opposed the Williams fracked gas pipeline proposed for the New York Harbor.
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Friends of the Earth demands state regulator fix FP&L water pollution permit
At a Florida Department of Environmental Protection hearing today, Friends of the Earth called on Governor Ron DeSantis and state regulators to reject a revised wastewater discharge permit for Florida…
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United Shareholders, Customers and Concerned Citizens call on Dominion to Embrace Change Now
Dominion Energy is building costly, dangerous fracked gas pipelines like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that will substantially boost carbon emissions. The coalition warned investors that their assets we…
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House of Representatives votes to take action on climate change
But it is not enough that the U.S. not withdraw from the global climate stage; our climate commitment under the Paris Agreement is radically out of line with what science, justice and equity demand.