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Shareholders Push Target to Address Toxic Pesticides at Annual Meeting
Target’s investors are recognizing that widespread toxic pesticide use is not just an environmental and public health crisis — it’s also material to Target’s business.
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New Report Finds “Regenerative” Food Labels Are a Confusing Patchwork
A new analysis of regenerative food labels reveals a rapidly expanding — but inconsistent — marketplace that risks causing consumer confusion.
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House Farm Bill Prioritizes Corporate Agribusiness Over Farmers and Public Health
The House just voted 224-200 to pass a deeply flawed Farm Bill that is not only widely unpopular with Americans but also actively harmful.
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Friends of the Earth Applauds House Stripping Harmful Pesticide Language from Farm Bill
This shows immense bipartisan support for upholding accountability for the pesticide industry.
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200,000 Demand Bayer Stop Producing Toxic Pesticides
Friends of the Earth delivers petition to Bayer’s headquarters while Supreme Court justices weigh liability shield for pesticide makers
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Global Protests in Dozens of Countries Call on World Bank Group to End Financing for Factory Farming
The World Bank Group invested $1.4 billion in industrial livestock between 2023–2024 alone.
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Environmental, Agriculture, and Community Groups Applaud Extended Pause of Manure Digester Federal Funding
REAP was created to help farmers and rural small businesses cut energy costs and strengthen local economies.
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New Report Warns Against Genetically Engineered Wheat, Citing Health, Environmental, and Economic Risks
A new report from Friends of the Earth raises alarm over the U.S. government’s recent approval of HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat.
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House Agriculture Committee to Mark Up Farm Bill Stuffed with Gifts for Big Ag and the Pesticide Industry
Today, the House Agriculture Committee begins its markup of the Farm Bill, teeing up the next step in the legislative process for the most consequential piece of legislation for the American food…
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Groups Urge Maryland Lawmakers to Reject Bills That Weaken Water Pollution Protections
Maryland’s Eastern Shore is home to hundreds of poultry operations that generate millions of pounds of manure annually, polluting the air and groundwater, threatening local drinking water and impact…