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FDA rule on trans fats could increase deforestation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the Food and Drug Administration mandated food manufacturers to remove artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply within three years. According to reports, removing…
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Groups urge more than 100 garden retailers to stop selling pollinator-toxic pesticides
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To celebrate National Pollinator Week, more than 50 beekeeper, farmer, farmworker, faith-based, environmental and consumer organizations sent letters to more than 100 of the top g…
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Obamas environmental allies not buying his trade pitch on climate
President Obama has made environmental safeguards one of the selling points of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But environmental groups aren’t buying. The influential environmental groups – a key p…
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Export-Import Bank to be protested over Australian coal port Wednesday
Advocates will deliver over 600,000 signatures calling on the Ex-Im Bank to reject financing for the controversial Abbot Point coal export project ***Photo opportunities available*** What: A coalition…
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Friends of the Earth urges House to reject TAA for a second time
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday the package of Fast Track trade bills was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives because a component of the package — a bill on Trade Adjustment Assistance…
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Anti-Climate Provision Gives Democrats Fresh Reason To Oppose Obama On Trade
A measure that would excuse the U.S. from any trade deal obligations to address climate change adds a fresh wrinkle to the tense debate in the House over President Barack Obama’s trade agenda. House…
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Friends of the Earth welcomes scuttling of trade package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House of Representatives deferred a final decision on a legislative trade package including Trade Adjustment Assistance, Fast Track trade promotion authority, and Cust…
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Friends of the Earth calls for House to reject Trade Promotion Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the urging of President Obama, Speaker John Boehner and Congressman Paul Ryan are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to approve “Fast Track” or trade promotion author…
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Paul Ryan Adds Amendment to Trade Bill to Block Climate Deals
If House Republicans get their way, President Obama won’t be able to use any trade pact to strike a deal on climate change. Late Tuesday evening, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Rya…
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Customs bill amendment directs USTR to ignore climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night the House Rules Committee ruled on an amendment by House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Ohio) to the customs bill that would modify the negotiating objectives in…