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In Honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Friends of the Earth U.S. Stands Behind the West Berkeley Shellmound Cultural Heritage Site
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018, the board and staff of Friends of the Earth U.S. have issued a resolution supporting the full protection of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Ohlone vi…
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Trump’s NAFTA Deal Great for Big Oil, Bad for Global Climate and Local Communities
The Trump Administration today released text of an agreement with Mexico and Canada to revise the terms of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the three countries.
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U.S. House Passes the BUILD Act
The IDFI must steer clear of financing fossil fuels and instead support renewable energy, especially distributed systems for marginalized populations.
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Hurricane Florence: Unearthing man-made disasters
North Carolina has battled against two toxic presences for years: coal ash and hog waste. Hurricane Florence magnifies the hazards presented by these two toxic problems.
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Trump to send new U.S.-Mexico trade deal to Congress
Donald Trump notified members of Congress today that he will send them the text of a new U.S.-Mexico agreement to approve or disapprove this year, potentially cutting Canada out of a new NAFTA agreeme…
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Press Advisory: Democracy in our Hands Tour to highlight independence in redistricting reform
In a three-stop tour of the state, Democracy North Carolina, Common Cause North Carolina, League of Women Voters of North Carolina and Friends of the Earth will discuss how to integrate values of pol…
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Trump Strikes Trade Deal with Mexico
Donald Trump claimed today that the United States and Mexico have reached a general agreement on the broad outlines of a new NAFTA deal.
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Senate Committee Approval of Trump’s Ex-Im Head Could Revive the Bank’s Destructive Past
The committee’s approval of Reed brings the Ex-Im Bank one step closer to pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere.
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Why the US and EU trade models are both bad for people and the planet
If the U.S. and the EU follow through with their commitments, the new trade relationship would mean more fracking in the U.S. and an attack on European standards for genetically modified organisms, c…
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Trump’s NAFTA renegotiation is a cynical ploy
Trump’s rhetoric and actions since taking office demonstrate that he is using NAFTA renegotiation to amplify his war on the planet and to expose the American people to dangerous pollution, unsafe pr…