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US Ports Get Graded on Protecting Public Health
A coalition of national and community-based organizations launched the Clean Ports Report Card Project — a first-of-its-kind accountability tool, grading major U.S. ports on their progress to cut emissions, increase transparency, and collaborate with communities. Read More
Port of New York and New Jersey Has A Solid Foundation, Can Improve to Protect Health and Stay Globally Competitive
NEW YORK — The Port of New York and New Jersey was recognized as a “Healthier Harbor” in a new national Clean Ports Report Card released today. earning a high score for its efforts to modernize and clean up its operations through emissions… Read More
Port of NOLA Needs to Catch Up to Meet Clean Ports Standards
Advocates call for more community collaboration; fragmented efforts and a lack of an emissions inventory leave communities at risk Read More
Port of Houston Harms Health of Communities
Advocates call for more community collaboration and for the Port to update its infrastructure to improve air quality and deliver economic prosperity. Read More
Port of San Diego Recognized for Clean Air Innovation
Standout achievements include first-in-the-nation all-electric tugboat and cranes that produce zero pollution as models for other ports to follow. Read More
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes
This is not the first time we have gone toe-to-toe with the federal government for failing to assess the grave risks that shipping poses for marine life. Read More
The Inuit Circumpolar Council becomes the first Indigenous Peoples organization to gain permanent consultative status at the International Maritime Organization
This week, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) gained permanent consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)- the first Indigenous Peoples organization to be granted this status in the history of the IMO. Read More
New Report Exposes Formosa Plastics
A groundbreaking new report offers an analysis of Formosa Plastics Group, one of the world’s largest petrochemical conglomerates. Read More
Groups Sue to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice’s Whale from Oil and Gas Impacts
Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails to properly protect rare species, including Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, from being harmed or killed by fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More
Friends of the Earth, Stop Formosa Plastics Coalition Fail Major Banks for Financing Big Plastic in New Scorecard
FOE and the Stop Formosa Plastics Coalition released a scorecard that evaluates banks based on their investments in Formosa Plastics Group. Read More