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President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Obama administration rejected the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not in the national interest. Read More

Genetically modified mosquitoes’ survival rate concealed

Company conceals evidence that genetically modified mosquitoes may have high survival rate in wild News release from Friends of the Earth U.S., GeneWatch UK and Third World Network A confidential internal document obtained by civil society groups shows genetically modified mosquitoes described by their manufacturer, UK company Oxitec, as… Read More

New radio ad warns against radioactive rate hikes in Iowa

As Iowa legislature assembles, new radio ad warns against ‘radioactive rate hikes’ Watchdog group’s ad seeks to prevent passage of electric rate increase to fund nuclear reactor construction; bill failed to pass Iowa Senate last year Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa — On the first day of the state… Read More

Controversial release of genetically engineered mosquitoes delayed

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until late spring at the earliest. The release was planned as a mosquito population control technique but has raised health,… Read More

Six billion dollar subsidy for dirty corn ethanol defeated

Washington, D.C. — Congress finished its tax legislation today without including a provision to extend a massive subsidy for corn ethanol that is set to expire at the end of the year. Read More

Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives early Christmas gift to industrty

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the final rule for the Westinghouse AP1000 design. Read More

Consumer safety groups file first lawsuit on risks of nanotechnology

San Francisco, Calif. -- Concerned by the growing body of scientific reports cautioning against the unregulated use of nanotechnology in consumer products, a coalition of nonprofit consumer safety and environmental groups sued the Food and Drug Administration today. The case is the first lawsuit over the health and environmental risks of nanotechnology and nanomaterials. Read More

Payroll tax deal means Obama must now reject the pipeline

Washington, D.C. — The Senate today passed a payroll tax cut deal that will force the Obama administration to decide the future of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline within 60 days. Read More

Disastrous outcome from international climate talks in Durban

Durban, South Africa — News release from Friends of the Earth International — The UN climate talks in Durban were a failure and take the world a significant step back by further undermining an already flawed, inadequate multilateral system that is supposed to address the climate crisis, according to Friends… Read More

Response to President Obama’s Keystone XL veto threat and remarks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a just-finished joint press conference with Canada's Prime Minister Harper, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to a "rigorous" review of the Keystone XL pipeline and threatened to veto any effort to force a rushed decision on the pipeline as part of his proposed payroll tax extension. Read More