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Alaska Native Tribes, Southeast Alaska Businesses and Forest Advocates Defend Tongass National Forest’s Roadless Rule
A broad coalition of forest advocates is seeking to defend last year’s reinstatement of National Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska through several legal challenges. Read More
Environmentalists Condemn Louisiana Court’s Decision to Uphold Air Permits for Formosa Plastics Facility
The US government, backed by the courts, continues to allow rampant pollution that harms communities. Read More
Fossil Fuel Speculators Benefit Most From Pending LNG Terminals, Sticking U.S. Consumers with Higher Bills, Analysis Shows
A new report shows that expanding LNG export infrastructure would primarily benefit Big Oil and speculators while harming US utility customers and causing a massive surge in climate pollution. Read More
Amid Corruption Charges, Groups Demand EXIM Halt Payments to Trafigura
This week, Friends of the Earth United States and partners sent an open letter to EXIM, asking the bank to halt its loan of $400 million to Trafigura, a loan agreement that was approved in July 2023. Read More
Friends of the Earth U.S. Statement on Israel-Palestine Conflict
Friends of the Earth United States deeply mourns the ongoing loss of life resulting from the Israel- Palestine conflict. Read More
Legislators, Advocates Respond to Gov. Hochul’s Veto of The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act
Vetoing this bill is a missed opportunity and a failure to take leadership on a critical issue that affects every New Yorker. Read More
Export-Import Bank Squeezes in Disastrous Freeport LNG Vote Before Close of 2023
This week, the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved $90 million for marketing a Freeport liquified natural gas project in Texas. Read More
New Policy: Major Grocery Retailer Whole Foods Market Addresses Toxic Pesticides to Protect Pollinators
Amid bee crisis, leading organic U.S. food retailer focuses pollinator policy on pesticides in supply chain. Read More
Friends of the Earth groups denounce recent case of intimidation by Astra Agro Lestari, call for immediate de-escalation
Friends of the Earth groups strongly denounce the most recent instance of intimidation by Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) against community members who are calling for the return of their land taken by the company without consent. Read More
Global call for United States to change course on LNG at COP28 climate talks
Over 300 organizations from over 40 countries across the globe released a letter today calling on the Biden Administration to abandon its support for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at COP28 in Dubai. Read More