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Friends of the Earth groups condemn new reports of violence and threats against communities by Astra Agro Lestari and Indonesian military police force

Recent incidents continue a pattern of intimidation against community leaders and Human Rights Defenders opposed to AAL’s controversial palm oil operations in Indonesia. Read More

46 Organizations Demand Conagra End Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides on Popcorn

Today 46 consumer, health, and environmental organizations sent a letter calling on Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) to take immediate steps to end the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds in its popcorn supply chain. Read More

IRA Clean Electricity Credits Under Threat of Becoming New Fossil Fuel Handout

A new analysis from Friends of the Earth shows that Big Oil and Big Ag are lobbying to co-opt key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Read More

Global NGOs File Complaint with UN Program Over Support for “Corporate Greenwashing” Initiative

COLOMBIA – Today, a global group of NGOs and rights holders — including Rainforest Action Network, Third World Network, the Forests & Finance coalition, Indigenous Environmental Network, WECAN, Bank Track, Global Forest Coalition, Friends of the Earth International and other NGOs — have filed a complaint with… Read More

New Roundup weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health

Roundup products still contain glyphosate, and eight new Roundup products contain chemicals of dramatically greater concern. Read More

New Report: California’s manure biogas subsidies are devastating local communities

Across California, people of color, Latine & Native American residents are significantly more likely to reside closer to CAFOs — and the pollution they cause. Read More

Major Banks Fueling Biodiversity Collapse by $395 Billion Since the Paris Agreement; Governments Failing to Reign in Banks

As the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 approaches, new research released by the Forests and Finance Coalition reveals that the world’s major banks have funneled over US $395 billion in credit to sectors driving deforestation and human rights abuses in tropical forests since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Read More

Exiting Petrochemicals: Groups Call On Financial Institutions to Stop Financing Major Driver of Climate Change

Plastics and the 16,000 chemicals used to make them contaminate food, water, air, blood, and even breastmilk. Read More

EXIM Finances $690 million for Malaysia Petrochemicals as US Scrambles to Prove Climate Chops for COP29

The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted to approve a massive financing deal for a petrochemical project in Malaysia, compromising US’ climate pledges in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in November. Read More

Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint

Conservation groups filed a formal legal request to intervene in an industry lawsuit and defend the Biden Administration's oil and gas leasing rule, which contains much-needed reforms regarding bonding and royalty rates for drilling. Read More