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Doggett challenges USTR for not enforcing environmental obligations in past trade agreements
New evidence casts doubts on White House claims that TPP will benefit the environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the run-up to the controversial vote on Fast Track trade promotion authority, the adminis…
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Aboriginal Australians to Ex-Im Bank: don’t fund our destruction
Representatives ask Ex-Im Bank to refrain from funding controversial coal mine on ancestral land WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s not every day that the U.S. Export-Import Bank is the site of striking…
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Its not only sewage you have to worry about
Pro Publica’s “Cruise Control” reveals crimes, deaths and emerging infectious diseases Friends of the Earth issues an annual report card, grading the environmental aspects of cruise ships incl…
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World Environment Day: Celebrating community management
The below blog post, by Friends of the Earth International Forests and Biodiversity program coordinator Isaac Rojas, was originally posted on foei.org. Friends of the Earth International has celebrate…
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Back off, Alaskan energy group tells Shell activists
With pressure building on Shell’s port activity in Seattle, an Alaskan energy coalition said the state’s economy won’t be held hostage by external activists. Back off, Alaskan energy…
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EPA Nears Decision on Aircraft Emissions Risk to Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has proposed carbon dioxide limits on coal-fired power plants, is nearing a decision on whether to regulate aircraft emissions in response to global war…
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Environmental groups file lawsuit challenging Shell Oils risky and reckless Arctic drilling plan
Agency gave Shell the stamp of approval to drill in fragile Arctic Ocean, despite threats ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — An alliance of environmental and Alaska-based community groups are challenging the Burea…
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How Garden Centers Are Getting Toxic, Bee-Killing Pesticides Out of Their Plants and Off of Their Shelves
Over the last decade, we’ve heard the term “colony collapse disorder” a lot, describing the die-off of honeybees, pollinators essential to maintaining our food crops. Scientists have been lookin…
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New report highlights strategies to move garden industry in bee-safe direction
Growing number of companies taking steps to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute released a new report today, Growing Bee-Friendly Garden Plant…