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Ahead of KXL NAFTA claim, environmental groups deliver voided $15 billion check to TransCanada office
Experts available to discuss future of NAFTA case, TPP WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this year, TransCanada announced plans to sue the United States under NAFTA in a private, unaccountable tribunal…
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New study reveals how to cut carbon emissions by 100M tons per year by 2030
The Keep It in the Ground campaign has built a powerful movement demanding climate action. By standing strong against the sale of public lands and waters to fossil fuel empires, activists have shined…
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Protesters tell BLM to stop auctioning Wyoming public lands for oil and gas drilling
Obama administration called on to ‘Keep it in the Ground’ CHEYENNE, WY- Protestors with signs and banners staged a climate rally today outside of the Bureau of Land Management’s oil and gas lea…
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Pledge for GE-Free Seafood
Genetically engineered salmon is poised to enter the U.S. marketplace without adequate assessment of possible risks to human health, the environment, fish populations, animal welfare, fishing communit…
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Offshore drilling opponents rally outside D.C. hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) appeared yesterday with a crowd of concerned citizens from around the country at a rally in Washington to oppose offshore drilling. The gathering t…
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Offshore drilling opponents rally outside D.C. hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C.- On Tuesday, April 26, the Obama Administration is holding a meeting to hear feedback on the proposed 2017-2022 offshore drilling program. Advocates concerned about climate change an…
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Earth Day marks one-year anniversary of POPLA Bill, which would ban fracking on all public lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Earth Day, marks the first anniversary of the Protect Our Public Lands Act — POPLA — federal legislation introduced by Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Jan Schako…
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Groups demand a flaring rule that keeps fossil fuels in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In joint comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rule on flaring and venting, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth requested a final rule t…
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Obama administration urged to do fair share to fight climate crisis
U.S. must transition to clean energy future, provide climate finance to developing nations NEW YORK — Secretary of State John Kerry plans to join world leaders in the celebratory signing of the Par…
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Climate denial advances through Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012). Prior to the vote, Friends of the Earth joined over 75 environmental and community organizations to opp…