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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
Cruise Ship Report Card Marks Massive Pollution, Constant Greenwashing from Cruise Industry
Cruise ship pollution remains largely unaddressed across the global industry, according to Friends of the Earth’s latest Cruise Ship Report Card. Read More
Advocacy Groups, Researchers and Businesses Call On Banks to Cut Ties With Formosa Plastics
Formosa Plastics has brought destruction and a lack of accountability at every turn, but financial institutions can break the cycle. 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
Public Meeting Announced for Formosa Plastics Facility Expansion
Next month the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will host a public meeting for a proposed off-channel reservoir at the Formosa Plastics petrochemical facility. Read More
Court orders government to protect rare Gulf whales, sea turtles, and imperiled marine species from damaging effects of offshore drilling
The court’s ruling affirms that the government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the widespread, persistent harms that offshore oil and gas development inflicts on wildlife. Read More
Biden Announces Final Conservation Rule to Protect Millions of Acres of Ecologically Important Lands in America’s Arctic
Today, the Biden administration released a final conservation rule to protect vital landscapes in America’s Arctic. This announcement will provide stronger protections for Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska – a welcome and critical step toward recognizing the importance of Alaska’s public lands and waters for protecting communities, biodiversity, and the future of our global climate. Read More
EPA Announces Clean Ports Program
Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new program to prioritize the acceleration of zero emission ports and freight infrastructure. Read More