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House Republican Farm Bill a Massive Handout to Big Ag, Theft of State and Local Authority
After months of delay, House Republicans released the full text for their Farm Bill proposal. The bill slashes nutrition programs and climate-focused conservation funding in order to boost chemical-in…
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Friends of the Earth Welcomes Promising New World Bank Blueprint for Addressing Health and Environmental Impacts of Big Meat and Dairy, Issues Urgent Call for Action
Today, the World Bank released a new comprehensive blueprint for addressing the giant climate footprint of our industrial food system.
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Friends of the Earth Statement on House Republican and Senate Democrat Farm Bill Proposals
After months of delay, House Republicans and Senate Democrats unveiled dueling Farm Bill priorities today.
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New Study: Financing for Industrial Livestock Undermines U.S. Banks’ Climate Commitments
Between 2016 and 2023, 58 U.S. banks provided $134 billion in lending and underwriting to meat, dairy, animal feed, food processing, and agri-commodity corporations.
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Bull in the Climate Shop
Bull in the Climate Shop examines U.S. bank financing of meat, dairy, and feed corporations and the sizable climate impact of that financing.
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Caving to Republicans and Big Ag, SEC Finalizes Dramatically Weakened Climate Disclosure Rule
The SEC today voted to finalize a dramatically weakened rule on climate-related financial risks, caving to Republicans and the Big Ag lobby and allowing corporations to conceal their emissions.
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New research reveals factory farm manure biogas production harms environmental justice, fails to achieve methane reduction targets, and worsens consolidation
First-of-its-kind analysis casts doubt on a linchpin of the Biden administration’s methane reduction strategy
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Biogas or Bull****?
Manure biogas is incompatible with the goals of environmental justice and public health.
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Groups Oppose Use of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Polluting Factory Farms
Today, nearly 200 groups sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to reconsider its recent decision to include several “conservation practices” that support factory farms and the p…
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Stop Factory Farm Financing Coalition Annual Report 2023
A report of the Stop Factory Farm Financing coalition’s advocacy in 2023.