Oceans
The world’s oceans support countless forms of life. Unfortunately, oceans and the tens of millions of people who live near them are under threat from oil spills, air pollution, sewage releases, industrial ocean fish farming, and unnatural ocean noise. Friends of the Earth has won regional, national and international limits on air, water and oil pollution from cruise ships, cargo ships, oil tankers, ferries and recreational water craft. We were instrumental in achieving the establishment of air pollution limits for ships near the coasts of the U.S. and Canada, which prohibit the use of dirty bunker fuel — unless alternative compliance methods are employed, such as shorepower or other pollution reduction technologies.
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Oceans Tell EPA to address the plastic crisis nowTAKE ACTION
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Oceans Stop the cruise industry from destroying the ArcticTAKE ACTION
Cruise ship pollution remains largely unaddressed across the global industry, according to Friends of the Earth’s latest Cruise Ship Report Card.
Formosa Plastics has brought destruction and a lack of accountability at every turn, but financial institutions can break the cycle.
Plastics and the 16,000 chemicals used to make them contaminate food, water, air, blood, and even breastmilk.
Sodium hydroxide is a dangerous, caustic chemical that causes chemical burns on contact with skin, and would be dumped into waters frequented by at least eight endangered species.
The court’s decision is a huge victory for groups’ ongoing efforts to protect the Gulf’s vulnerable species, especially the Rice’s whale.
A years-long battle over a proposed mine in Alaska ended when a coalition that included Friends of the Earth successfully pushed the US Army Corps of Engineers to deny Pebble Mine a permit to operate in Bristol Bay, killing the project!
While the HFO ban is welcome, much more needs to be done to honor and safeguard the Arctic.
How are plastics produced? Petrochemicals are the building blocks of plastics, as well as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Even though JPMorgan Chase has made pledges to “responsibly invest” & support racial equity, it is the largest US financier of the plastics industry.
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Download2024 Cruise Ship Report Card
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Learn MoreExiting Petrochemicals: A Policy Guide for Financial Institutions
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DownloadOceans Ports and Environmental Justice Resource Sheet