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Friends of the Earth U.S. Condemns Canadian Court’s Approval of Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal announced today that it has rejected the legal case by Tribes and First Nations opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline, giving final approval for the tar sands pipel…
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Comments on Kampachi Farms Permit
The EPA must address impacts to human health and the environment and endangered and threatened species, concerns regarding red tide, and threats from increasingly intense storms in the region.
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Holmes Beach, FL Resolution Opposing Marine Finfish Aquaculture in Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Offshore aquaculture will put Florida’s environment, beaches, marine resources and local economies at risk; therefore, the Holmes Beach Mayor and City Commission express its opposition to these activi…
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Comments on FARTF Outline
The draft outline makes clear that the federal government’s current focus is on efficiency and predictability for aquaculture industry participants and investors.
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Comments on Draft NSPFA Outline
The draft outline – titled “Ensuring Sustainable and Responsible Aquaculture Production in the United States” – fails to acknowledge the socio-economic, public health, and environmental proble…
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Sarasota Community Members, Experts Speak Out Against Proposed Offshore Fish Farm
Today’s hearing makes it crystal clear that Sarasota residents do not want this harmful project off their coast.
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Velella Epsilon Offshore Aquaculture Facility
The proposed Velella Epsilon project is an offshore fish farm that involves the concentrated cultivation of finfish in net pens, pods and cages. These industrial ocean fish farms allow free exchange b…
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Petrochemical Export Project Canceled: Deal prevents climate pollution, protects Southern Resident orcas
In an agreement announced today, the owners of the Anacortes Oil Refinery agreed to withdraw plans to manufacture and export 15,000 barrels per day of mixed xylenes — petrochemicals used to make pla…
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Joint Comments on NPDES Permit
For decades, the federal government has pushed to expand marine finfish aquaculture in federal waters, despite massive public opposition and negative global experiences with the industry, including bu…
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Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice go to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency
Friends of the Earth today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Maryland against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for violations of the agency’s obligations under the Fre…