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Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth Read More
Friends of the Earth Praises Democratic Energy Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Erich Pica, 202-222-0739Statement of Erich Pica, director of domestic campaigns Read More
Supreme Court Denies Petition Seeking Weaker Pollution Limits for Anacostia River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts:Chris Weiss, Friends of the Earth 202-222-0746 David Baron, Earthjustice 202-667-4500One of the nation's most polluted rivers will finally see stronger pollution limits Read More
Cruise Ship Pollution Bill to Ban Sewage Dumping along US Coast
Teri Shore, Bluewater Network – a division of Friends of the Earth 415-544-0790, ext.20, mobile 707-280-1935 Alaska: Gershon Cohen, Campaign to Safeguard America’s Waters, 907-766-3005 mobile 907-723-8022 Washington: Fred Felleman, Ocean Advocates, 206-783-6676, mobile 206-595-3825 Hawaii: Cha Smith, KAHEA, 808-524-8220 Read More
Environmental Groups Sue 14 Federal Agencies for Failure to Implement Energy Policy Act
Tucson • Phoenix • Idyllwild • San Diego • Oakland • Sitka • Portland • Silver City • Buxton San Francisco Bay Area Office: 1095 Market Street, Suite 511 • San Francisco, CA • 94103 P Read More
Federal Court Upholds District Law on Toxic Tank Cars
Contact: Fred Millar, Ph.D. 703-979-9191 Dick Bell, Media Director, 202-222-0742 In a strongly worded opinion supporting public safety, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan today upheld the DC Council's ordinance that mandates a re-routing of through shipments of four types of ultra hazardous chemical ('hazmat') cargoes by truck and rail around DC and onto alternative, non-target routes. Read More
Energy Policy Act Showers Billions on Polluting Industries
Contact: Erich Pica, 202 222-0739 Read More
Bush Energy Plan No Solution
Contact: Sara Zdeb, 202 222-0728 Statement of Friends of the Earth Days after a new poll gave President Bush low marks for his handling of energy problems, he's again pushing the same tired proposals that will do nothing to lower prices at the pump or put us on a path toward energy independence. Contact Richard Bell for media inquiries at 202-222-0742. Read More
Leading Environmentalists Applaud Representatives Ellen Tauscher, Adam Smith, Artur Davis and Ron Kind for Taking a Stand Against CAFTA
Contact: David Waskow, Friends of the Earth, (202) 222-0716Brian O'Malley, Sierra Club, (202) 675-6279 Statement by Margrete Strand, Senior Washington Representative, Sierra Club's Responsible Trade Program, and David Waskow, International Program Director, Friends of the Earth Read More