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Friends of the Earth files OECD Complaint against BlackRock for Investments in Agribusiness Companies Causing Environmental, Human Rights Violations
Friends of the Earth U.S. and the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) submitted an OECD complaint against BlackRock for directly contributing to environmental and human rights abuses around the world through its agribusiness investments. Read More
Environmental Groups Reach Settlement on Pesticide-Treated Seeds with California Agency
A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds. 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
Friends of the Earth groups condemn new reports of violence and threats against communities by Astra Agro Lestari and Indonesian military police force
Recent incidents continue a pattern of intimidation against community leaders and Human Rights Defenders opposed to AAL’s controversial palm oil operations in Indonesia. Read More
46 Organizations Demand Conagra End Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides on Popcorn
Today 46 consumer, health, and environmental organizations sent a letter calling on Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) to take immediate steps to end the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds in its popcorn supply chain. Read More
IRA Clean Electricity Credits Under Threat of Becoming New Fossil Fuel Handout
A new analysis from Friends of the Earth shows that Big Oil and Big Ag are lobbying to co-opt key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Read More
Global NGOs File Complaint with UN Program Over Support for “Corporate Greenwashing” Initiative
COLOMBIA – Today, a global group of NGOs and rights holders — including Rainforest Action Network, Third World Network, the Forests & Finance coalition, Indigenous Environmental Network, WECAN, Bank Track, Global Forest Coalition, Friends of the Earth International and other NGOs — have filed a complaint with… Read More
New Roundup weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health
Roundup products still contain glyphosate, and eight new Roundup products contain chemicals of dramatically greater concern. Read More
New Report: California’s manure biogas subsidies are devastating local communities
Across California, people of color, Latine & Native American residents are significantly more likely to reside closer to CAFOs — and the pollution they cause. Read More
Major Banks Fueling Biodiversity Collapse by $395 Billion Since the Paris Agreement; Governments Failing to Reign in Banks
As the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 approaches, new research released by the Forests and Finance Coalition reveals that the world’s major banks have funneled over US $395 billion in credit to sectors driving deforestation and human rights abuses in tropical forests since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Read More