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Letter to IFC on Pronaca
The Pronaca Covid project is for a USD 50 million investment for capacity expansion of the company’s pork and poultry farms and processing facilities, as well as its feed mills, located in Ecuador.
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USDA Foods: How a $1.3 Billion Program Can Be Transformed
The USDA Foods program, while providing well-intentioned financial support for school districts, contributes to menus that rely heavily on carbon-intensive, ultra-processed foods like hamburgers, deli…
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Growing Climate Solutions Act Opposition Letter (2)
This legislation aims to build a framework for broad-scale development of carbon markets and to pave the way for a national cap-and-trade program. We oppose these carbon schemes for the reasons discus…
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Walmart announces industry-leading policy to protect pollinators from pesticides
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced a landmark pollinator health policy today, the most far reaching to date of any U.S. food retailer.
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Groups Urge Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Stay with FDA not USDA
This week, thirteen national advocacy groups concerned about public health, environment, and animal welfare urged key federal agencies to maintain regulatory authority over genetically engineered…
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New report: California school meals fall short on health and climate goals with meat-heavy menus
A first-of-its-kind analysis, the Friends of the Earth report offers substantial data to track progress towards healthy, climate-friendly school meals, recommending a shift to more plant-based entrees…
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The State of School Lunch in California
The need to make school food healthier, climate-friendly and accessible to all families is more urgent than ever.
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Science and Public Polling Make it Clear: New York Must Restrict Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids
Contact your elected officials to support S699A, in order to protect the health of the environment, pollinators, and New Yorkers.
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Cluck, No! Why Choosing Chicken Over Beef Won’t Save Us
Swapping factory-farmed hamburgers for chicken wings will fail to adequately address the climate catastrophe and would actually exacerbate many of the pressing environmental, health, and worker justic…
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Friends of the Earth Statement on the Confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary
Secretary Vilsack’s second tour at US Department of Agriculture must look dramatically different than his first.