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TransCanada sues U.S. taxpayers for $15 billion over KXL
Late last week, the tar sands pipeline company TransCanada officially filed suit against the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement investment chapter, claiming $15 billion in dam…
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Senate GMO labeling compromise bill discriminatory, denies Americans their right to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday,Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced a deal on legislation related to genetically engineered in…
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Activists appeal to Gov. Inslee to seek federal opposition to Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion
Friends of the Earth sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee today from eight environmental organizations and accompanied by more than 35,000 supporting letters, urging him to inform Canadian officials o…
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Millions of dead bees, millions more signatures highlight threat to bees & other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A truck full of dead bees will make its final stop at a rally outside the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this afternoon, culminating a coast-to-coast tou…
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Farmers, farmworkers and beekeepers confront EPA with 2.64 million dead bees
National “Keep Hives Alive Tour” ends with rally at EPA Media advisory for: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 40 percent of U.S. honeybee hives die each year, costing the farmin…
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Report: Pesticide industry delaying bee protections across U.S.
Bayer, Syngenta, Monsanto influence shaping federal and state pollinator plans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid an ongoing pollinator crisis that threatens our food system, a new report issued today by Frien…
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100 groups call for Climate Investment Funds to sunset
Ahead of this week’s meeting of the trust funds of the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds, 100 groups have called for the CIFs to finally sunset, now that the Green Climate Fund is clearly…
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Activists submit over a quarter million public comments against largest coal export terminal in North America
Friends of the Earth activists generate more than 38,000 of the comments expressing strong concerns over fossil fuel transport given recent oil train derailment on Columbia River WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
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National Keep the Hives Alive Tour brings urgency to global pollinator decline
Beekeepers, farmers, farmworkers and scientists unite for pesticide regulation and sustainable agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Keep the Hives Alive Tour kicks off today to raise awareness about…
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Revolving Door: Career path of former USTR Ron Kirk
The Obama White House and the Republican leadership in Congress are expected to seek congressional approval the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement in the so-called “lame duck” session of Co…