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Finance Campaigning to Block Petrochemicals & Plastics and Create Safe Communities
Plastics pollute throughout the supply chain – from fossil fuel extraction to processing and manufacturing at petrochemical plants.
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Friends of the Earth Applauds Monument Designations for Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden administration officially designated Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range as national monuments. This victory is the result of years-long advocacy campaigns led by Tribes, fro…
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Groups object in court to Alaska magistrate’s rule allowing oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears
National and Alaska environmental groups filed an objection in U.S. District Court today over a magistrate’s findings and recommendation that would let stand a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule al…
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species
WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to finalize nationwide standards that would protect U.S. waterway…
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Big Wins for Endangered Orcas in Defense Spending Bill
These new measures will give Southern Resident orcas and other marine mammals a better chance of survival in the Pacific Northwest.
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Denounce – Divest – Defund Formosa Plastics’ “Sunshine Project”
The Formosa Plastics “Sunshine Project” is a proposed $12 billion, 2,400 acre petrochemical complex slated to be built in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Learn how corporate subsidies and the legacy…
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160 Organizations Pressure Biden on EPA Clean Water Act Compliance
Groups call on EPA to stop ship discharge of invasive species and human pathogens into U.S. waters.
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EPA proposes “endangerment finding” of leaded aviation gasoline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline, a critical step to regulate lead pollution from piston-engine airc…
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Nearly 200 Groups Urge No New Leases in Biden’s Five Year Plan
WASHINGTON – Community organizations across the country sent a letter to the Biden administration today demanding no new leases in the Interior Department’s Five Year Plan for offshore drilling as…
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species
WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a notice of intent today to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to finalize nationwide standards to…