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Democracy Coalition Follows Gov. Cooper in Calling for Independent Redistricting Commission
Following comments from Governor Cooper about the need for an independent redistricting commission to secure equitable voting throughout North Carolina, a diverse group of people and organizations that reflect the state’s demographics are pushing for elected officials to meet Cooper’s call. Read More
New York Lawmakers and Environmental Advocates Urge Assembly to Stop Funding Climate Destruction
Liberian Goldman Prize Winner, Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr, joined lawmakers and advocates in Albany today to urge the New York Assembly to pass The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (S.4859/A.5682). Read More
Groups Pressure Japan to Stop G7 Push to Finance Fossil Fuels and False Solutions; Urge Biden to Oppose Global LNG Expansion
Ahead of the G7 summit, climate and environmental organizations gathered at the Japanese embassy to pressure officials to stop the G7 push to finance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion. Read More
Genetically Engineered Mosquito experiment in California’s Central Valley halted
Biotech corporation withdraws permit request in a win for agricultural communities threatened by risky insect mass release Read More
EXIM approves support for oil refinery in Indonesia despite Biden climate pledges
Today the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved almost $100 million in support for the expansion of the PT Kilang Pertamina Balikpapan Petroleum Refinery in Indonesia Read More
Friends of the Earth Condemns Senate Attack on Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate passed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that removes essential protections for the lesser-prairie chicken, a key species that serves as an important indicator of healthy prairies and grasslands, across five Western states. If implemented, the federal government could not reissue protections for… Read More
Environmental Groups Petition Federal Appeals Court to Stop Extension of Diablo Canyon
Groups including Friends of the Earth filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the NRC’s unprecedented decision to grant PG&E an exemption from submitting a license renewal application for Diablo Canyon. Read More
Report Reveals YouTube Sows Division, Violates Google’s Climate Disinformation Ad Policy
WASHINGTON, LONDON – A report released today from the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition found that Google has failed to systematically enforce its policy to demonetize YouTube videos that contain climate disinformation. In… Read More
Civil Rights Complaint Calls For Regulation of Dry Litter Poultry Industry In North Carolina
Friends of the Earth filed a complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Civil Rights alleging that North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) fails to adequately regulate the dry litter poultry industry illegally discriminates against Native, Black and Latino communities. Read More
New records request targets delayed FOIA of Biden “energy whisperer”
Friends of the Earth filed a follow-up Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today targeting the State Department’s handling of records related to Amos Hochstein, a former LNG executive and President Biden’s Special Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security. Read More