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Residents demand no new offshore oil leases in Gulf of Mexico
Hundreds to rally against March 23 lease sale at New Orleans Superdome NEW ORLEANS, La. — For the first time ever, hundreds of Gulf Coast residents are joining forces with local and national enviro…
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Proposed offshore oil and gas program stops Atlantic Coast drilling, but leaves Gulf communities and pristine Arctic vulnerable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Obama administration released a proposed 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposal protects the Atlantic Ocean, but leaves the Arctic…
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Obama administration releases proposed offshore drilling plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration today released the proposed offshore drilling program for 2017-2022. The proposed program includes 10 sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one sale each in the…
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Green groups support Peoples Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth and 15 groups sent a letter to the House in support of the Congressional Progressive Caucus alternative budget. The annual People’s Budget would price carb…
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Time to Turn Olive Garden’s Good Food Rhetoric into Reality
Darden is a major purchaser of meat and dairy — and should use that purchasing power to demand that its suppliers employ better animal welfare practices.
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Progressive Caucus releases budget for sustainable future
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released its alternative budget for FY2017. Entitled Prosperity Not Austerity: Invest in America, the proposal would price carbon, end Big…
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Reflections on the 2015-2016 Dietary Guidelines Process and Recommendations
We hope the IOM will confirm the soundness of the current Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee process, and focus much of its review on how to enhance the ability of USDA and HHS to publish Dietary G…
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As part of BLM fossil fuel auction protest, author Terry Tempest Williams buys parcels
Large-Scale Protest and Activism by Prominent Author Ups the Ante on “Keep it in the Ground” Activism WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, over 100 local activists protested at a Bureau of Land Ma…
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Rep. Huffman introduces bill to keep fossil fuels in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) today introduced the Keep It in the Ground Act along with 16 original cosponsors. The bill would prohibit the issuance of new leases or renew…
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Supreme Court delays climate action
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court issued a stay on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. This effectively freezes implementation of the most significant action any president has taken t…