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Biden Administration Rejects Calls to Phase Out Oil, Gas on Public Lands by 2035
Responding to a lawsuit by conservation groups, the Biden administration has officially rejected a rulemaking petition from more than 360 U.S. climate, Indigenous and conservation groups to phase out…
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Lawsuit Challenges Oil and Gas Drilling on California Public Lands
Conservation organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management seeking to halt the unlawful drilling of multiple oil and gas wells in California’s San…
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Biden Climate Ambition letter
We call on Biden to take meaningful action ahead of the UnitedNations Secretary General’s September Climate Ambition Summit.
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500+ International Groups: Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion Ahead of September Climate Summit
More than 500 groups representing six continents sent a letter to President Biden today demanding he stop fossil fuel expansion ahead of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s Climate Ambition Summ…
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Transition Minerals and Indigenous Impacts in the US
More than 600,000 Native Americans (about 15% of the Indigenous people in the West) live within approximately 6 miles of an abandoned mine.
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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 ind…
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Lawsuit Targets U.S. Delay on Petition to Phase Out Public Lands Oil Drilling
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Interior Department today for failing to respond to a rulemaking petition to phase out oil and gas extraction on federal public lands.
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Federal Judge Allows Construction to Proceed in ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in Alaska
A federal judge today ruled in favor of oil giant ConocoPhillips by denying a motion for preliminary injunction brought by environmentalists as part of a lawsuit challenging the Willow project in Alas…
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Friends of the Earth Denounces Massive, Unlawful Gulf Lease Sale
Today, the Biden Administration offered 73.3 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing despite widespread opposition from Gulf community and national environmental groups.
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Friends of the Earth Applauds Monument Designations for Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden administration officially designated Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range as national monuments. This victory is the result of years-long advocacy campaigns led by Tribes, fro…