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Biden Administration Finalizes Rule for Clean Electricity, But Threats Remain

This rule is an important step towards the Biden Administration’s commitments to address power sector emissions. 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

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

Groups Warn Treasury To Not Promote False Climate Solutions With New Clean Energy Credits Starting in 2025

Friends of the Earth submitted joint comments with 100+ groups to the Treasury regarding implementation of new clean electricity tax credits. Read More

Environmental Groups Oppose LOC-NESS Geoengineering Experiment That Threatens Marine Life

A proposal to dump 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide into the ocean was met with outrage and opposition from environmental groups. Read More

Environmental Groups Urge Alameda Council to Reject Risky Geoengineering Experiment

It is incredibly disturbing that a group of researchers is developing technology that could have catastrophic impacts on the weather. Read More

Influential IRA Tax Credit Leaves Door Open for Dirty Energy

For the sake of communities and the climate, the 45Y tax credit can’t be another subsidy for dirty energy and Big Oil. Read More

Hydrogen Hustle: Report Exposes Dirty Energy Wish-List to Co-opt Hydrogen Funding

WASHINGTON – Today, Friends of the Earth released a report that details how dirty energy industries are seeking to manipulate the 45V hydrogen production tax credit for their own financial gain. Hydrogen Hustle provides a roadmap of key polluter demands to undermine hydrogen emissions requirements. Read More

Environmental Groups Sound Alarm on the Risk of Polluters Co-opting the Clean Hydrogen Credit

The submitted comments note the need for improved methodology to prevent harmful false solutions from being repackaged as clean hydrogen. Read More

New research reveals factory farm manure biogas production harms environmental justice, fails to achieve methane reduction targets, and worsens consolidation

First-of-its-kind analysis casts doubt on a linchpin of the Biden administration’s methane reduction strategy Read More