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Coalition Delivers nearly 80K+ Comments to Bureau of Land Management at Rally To “Truly Honor Chaco”
While a 10-mile buffer is an important step toward permanent protection for the Greater Chaco landscape, fighting the climate crisis demands even bolder action.
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White House sued for lack of transparency around its leasing program
We demand to know why his administration’s final fossil fuel leasing report failed to include climate impacts and bore little resemblance to the comprehensive review mandated by his own executive orde…
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Biden Administration to Restart Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management announced today it will resume oil and gas leasing on public lands, violating Biden’s campaign promise.
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Big Oil’s Shell Game: A Highly Subsidized House of Cards
While the Biden administration’s current failure to meaningfully act on leasing could have devastating climate impacts, it is not too late to change course. Interior still can conduct a full analysi…
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Report: Big Oil’s Public Leasing Shell Game
Friends of the Earth released a policy paper today outlining how President Biden and Congress can counteract the oil and gas sector’s disingenuous efforts to open up more public lands and waters to…
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Legal Petition Demands Biden Administration Stop Unlawful Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling
Signing off on more Gulf drilling without even taking a hard look at the harm to our climate is as unlawful as it is morally reprehensible
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Court Finds Massive Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf Based on Faulty Legal Analysis
Today, the D.C. District Court invalidated the Department of Interior’s decision to offer 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, marking a pivotal victory in the fight to defe…
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Legal Petition Calls On Biden to Phase Out Federal Oil, Gas by 2035
More than 360 climate, tribal, religious and conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration today to use its executive authority to phase out oil and gas production on public lands and oceans…
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Greater Chaco Coalition Demands More Than Piece-Meal Protection in Response to 10-Mile Buffer
The climate crisis illustrates that drawing new lines on a map doesn’t address the problem – protecting our communities, our clean water and clean air cannot be done in one place, but must include a…
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Letter to EXIM on Malaysia Petrochemical Project
Friends of the Earth United States (FOE) writes to express deep concern for EXIM’s consideration of Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC) Petrochemical Project in Penerang, Johor, Malaysia.