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Zinke hand public lands to fossil fuel industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate confirmed Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) as Secretary of the Interior. During Sec. Zinke’s single term in Congress, he pushed to expand logging, drilling and coal mining…
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Friends of the Earth statement on Trump address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight Donald Trump is giving an address just hours after signing an executive order to gut the Clean Water Rule. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica offered the followi…
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Low-Carbon Meals: A Triple Win for One of California’s Largest School Districts
Research shows that we cannot avoid the worst impacts of climate change unless we dramatically scale back our consumption of animal foods. That’s because producing meat and cheese generates large amou…
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Trump budget sacrifices public health to war machine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It is being reported that Donald Trump is set to release a budget that would slash funding to important agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and boost military spendi…
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New data find climate-friendly, healthy meals within reach for public schools
While cities and states are leading efforts to combat climate change, shifting institutional food purchasing has rarely been tapped as a climate mitigation strategy.
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Thousands of consumers show love for bees on Valentines Day, demand Ace Hardware and True Value stop selling bee-killing pesticides
5,000+ people across the country deliver valentines to retailers urging them to “show bees some love” WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Valentine’s week, over 5,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming A…
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Over 300 food and farm groups Urge Jeff Sessions to oppose agricultural mega-mergers
We call on Sessions to put the interests of the American people, workers and farmers above the interests of mega corporations and conduct an independent review process free of political interference.
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Dakota Access greenlight betrays Indigenous Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Army Corps of Engineers indicated that it will greenlight the Dakota Access pipeline on Wednesday. This is in direct response to Donald Trump’s executive order to move f…
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170 conservation groups urge Senate to reject Zinke for Interior Secretary
Congressman would do irreparable damage to endangered species, public lands, climate WASHINGTON, D.C. — One hundred seventy conservation groups today urged the U.S. Senate to reject Rep. Ryan Zinke…
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FOIA docs show CRA windfall to Exxon, Trump cronies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies like ExxonMobil stand to gain millions from taxpayers as Congress moves to reverse a recent federal regulation limiting the waste of natural gas on public and tribal lan…