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House Committee to EPAs Clean Power Plan: Drop dead
WASHINGTON, D.C. – By a vote of 28-22, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed Rep. Ed Whitfield’s (R-Ky.) bill H.R. 2042, which delays the Clean Power Plan implementation until the cour…
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Friends of the Earth appeals State Departments refusal to provide Clintons Keystone XL emails
Agency’s refusal to timely process FOIA request undermines bedrock government accountability laws WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth has filed aconstructive denial appealin response tothe U.S…
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Friends of the Earth joins other groups in protest against Trojan horse trade treaties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe is visiting D.C. to push fast track for the Trans Pacific Partnership, and he will be speaking to a joint session of Congress. This is th…
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GMO Apple Fact Sheet
Genetically engineered apples: Any way you slice it, a rotten idea
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Sanders and Ellison introduce bill to end over $135 billion in fossil fuel handouts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of Earth Day, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to stop taxpayer-funded giveaways to oil…
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Emboldened green groups bullish on 2016
A leading green group wants to register 1 million voters who support candidates who back action on climate change, a goal that underscores the environmental movement’s growing campaign clout and…
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Five years later, five lessons from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
Monday, April 20, 2015, marks five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, which spilled 210 million gallons of oil across the Gulf Coast. On the Friends of the Earth Medium page, climate chang…
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The Deepwater Horizon Disaster was five years ago today. Here’s what we still don’t know.
It’s officially been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a well blowout and subsequent oil spill that caused the deaths of 11 men. A lot has happened since — a massive cleanup effo…
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Congratulations Berta Ceres and COPINH, 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize winner
We are excited to announce that the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America has been awarded to Berta Cáceres, the indigenous co-founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenou…
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Earth Day at 45
Erich Pica and Nicolas Loris talked about how Americans view Earth Day 45 years after it was first celebrated, as well as the Obama administration’s approach to environmental challenges. A video c…