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Appeal decision blocks Shell oil train project
County must first analyze environmental and public health risks of dangerous oil rail project MOUNT VERNON, WA — The Skagit County Hearing Examiner today halted Shell Oil Refinery’s planned crude-by-rail expansion until it undertakes a full, transparent environmental review. The decision blocks the project until such a comprehensive review… Read More
Appeals Court will hear case on cover-up of Diablo Canyon quake risks
Friends of the Earth petition says NRC illegally let PG&E alter nuclear plant’s license WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear, over the objection of Pacific Gas and Electric and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a case brought by Friends of… Read More
Obama administration readies for Arctic offshore drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement today released proposed regulations for offshore exploration drilling activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in the American Arctic Ocean. Both areas are part of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s recently proposed… Read More
Health, environment and animal welfare groups applaud U.S. Dietary Guidelines new sustainability focus
Obama administration urged to embrace Advisory Committee recommendations for more plants, fewer animal proteins WASHINGTON, D.C. – A broad coalition of 49 health, environment and animal welfare groups urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to embrace the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s… Read More
Are GMOs safe? No consensus in the science, scientists say in peer-reviewed statement
Following GMO apple approval, consumer watchdog groups highlight need for accurate media coverage on GMO science WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of USDA deregulation of the Arctic® apple — the first genetically engineered apple — leading consumer, food safety and environmental groups issued a response to widespread media reports… Read More
No to nuclear nonsense: Groups call on Dominion to abandon plans for North Anna 3 reactor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth, with 13 other organizations, submitted a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners and energy company Dominion Resources urging against building a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Virginia. Read More
Scientists, environmental and consumer groups decry USDA approval of genetically engineered apple
“Despite the USDA’s flawed approval of the GMO apple, there is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples.” saidLisa Archer, Food and Technology program director at Friends of the Earth. “Farmers don’t want to grow it, food companies don’t want to sell it and consumers don’t want to eat it.” Read More
Chukchi lease analysis predicts large Arctic oil spills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea in Northwest Alaska. The federal government unlawfully sold the oil and gas lease to oil companies, including Shell, in 2008 when it underestimated the risks… Read More
Bee lovers to Lowes: Show bees some love, stop killing them with pesticides
Retailer lagging behind competitors in taking action to save bees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bee lovers across the U.S. and Canada are “swarming” Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) retail stores this Valentine’s Day, asking them to “show bees some love” by taking bee-killing pesticides off their shelves, as other stores are doing. More… Read More
Arctic shipping report advocates immediate cleanup of vessel fuel to combat emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation finds that emissions from Arctic shipping traffic could rise 150-600 percent by 2025. As global warming intensifies and Arctic sea ice melts, marine vessel traffic is expected to increase and amplify the levels of harmful pollution… Read More