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Trump’s executive order on coal will make Americans sicker
The latest energy directives from the Trump administration seek to subsidize coal in an effort to bring back an obsolete, centuries-old fossil fuel. Read More
Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups
Interior violated NEPA and failed to adequately consider the harms that drilling would have on climate change and on the critically endangered Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale. Read More
As Republicans Prepare Tax Giveaway Package, Oil and Gas Companies Try to Avoid Corporate Minimum Tax
It is simply outrageous that the Republican party is using its trifecta to create yet another fossil fuel subsidy. Read More
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critically Endangered Rice’s Whale From Trump Administration
Several conservation groups sent notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for stripping away measures aimed at protecting the critically endangered Rice’s whale from deadly ship and boat collisions. Read More
Friends of the Earth grieves the passing of Rep. Raul Grijalva
WASHINGTON – This week, the environmental and progressive community lost an historic leader in the struggle for a more healthy and just world with the passing of U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva of Arizona. Rep. Grijalva was an inspiring leader as chairman and recently as ranking member of the House… Read More
Decision to Close EPA’s Environmental Justice Offices a Danger to Americans’ Health and Safety
This amounts to a racist attack on low-income and communities of color who suffer most from the consequences of pollution. Read More
Export-Import Bank Set to Approve Disastrous Mozambique LNG
The board of directors at the U.S. Export-Import Bank is scheduled to approve nearly $5 billion in support for Mozambique LNG, owned and operated by Total Energies. Grave concerns exist about this project including unsettling reports on severe human rights violations linked to security of the gas project. Read More
New Study: Climate Risks Could Drive $5.4 Trillion in Losses for Global Meat, Dairy, and Feed Corporations by 2050
AMSTERDAM – Just 31 of the world’s largest corporations involved in meat, dairy and feed production face up to $5.4 trillion in long-term risks by 2050, with near-term risks reaching $116 billion by 2030, according to a new report released today by Profundo,… Read More
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approvals for New Oil, Gas Drilling on California Public Lands
Today’s filing is part of a long series of lawsuits against the BLM for greenlighting more oil and gas activity in California's Kern County. Read More
North Dakota Federal Judge Upends Key Biden-era NEPA Regulations
Today's federal court decision is a setback for our country's magna carta of environmental laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and upends important reforms made to environmental ("phase II") regulations under the Biden Administration. Read More