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EPA Announces Clean Ports Program
Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new program to prioritize the acceleration of zero emission ports and freight infrastructure.
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Texas Environmental Agency Opens Pathway for Formosa Plastics Expansion
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a draft permit to construct a reservoir on the property of Formosa Plastics.
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Environmental Justice Groups Celebrate EPA’s Decision to Raise Soot Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a long-awaited higher standard for soot pollution which, in addition to providing life-saving public health and economic benefits, will address enviro…
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Oceans Ports and Environmental Justice Resource Sheet
Port communities are subject to disproportionate health risks due to air pollution from port operations throughout the United States.
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Protect All Our Coasts Coalition Responds to the Biden Administration’s Five-Year Plan for Offshore Drilling
Biden unfortunately has once again chosen Big Oil profits over what’s right for the climate and Gulf communities.
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Activists Call for Justice for Victims of Formosa Plastics Disaster as President Biden Visits Vietnam
WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, members of the International Monitor Formosa Alliance sent a letter to the administration regarding a lack of restitution for victi…
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Friends of the Earth Responds to Interior’s Announcements for Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration announced a set of new regulations regarding land use for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Western Arctic) and the cancellation of remaining oil an…
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Friends of the Earth Celebrates CLEAN Energy and NOW Acts
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), and Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) introduced the CLEAN Energy Act and NOW Acts. These bills repeal har…
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Friends of the Earth Condemns Legal Attack on New Jersey Environmental Justice Legislation
WASHINGTON – Business and labor groups have reportedly challenged New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, which allows for the state to better protect vulnerable communities from environm…
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60,000 activists tell JPMorgan Chase: Denounce, divest and defund Formosa Plastics’ toxic and racist petrochemical complex
Even though JPMorgan Chase has made pledges to “responsibly invest” & support racial equity, it is the largest US financier of the plastics industry.