Alliance drives a 78% drop in international fossil fuel finance
International public finance for fossil fuels from 40 signatories of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) has fallen by up to 78%.| Friends of the Earth
Ben Black’s confirmation signals a dangerous shift at DFC from its focus on development toward profit-first investment. The post Friends of the Earth Statement on Senate Confirmation of Ben Black to Lead U.S. International Development Finance Corporation appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
Report charts potential locations for high-risk marine geoengineering experiments, illustrating the alarming scale of proposed interventions. The post New Report Warns of Escalating Marine Geoengineering Experiments, Urges Upholding Precaution appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
We hope that this scathing report is the beginning of the end of public financing of industrial animal agriculture projects that pollute, fuel the climate crisis, and trample on community rights. The post Public Development Bank Investigation slams Giant Meat Company for decades of pollution and rights violations in Indigenous communities in Ecuador appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
A coalition of national and community-based organizations launched the Clean Ports Report Card Project — a first-of-its-kind accountability tool, grading major U.S. ports on their progress to cut emissions, increase transparency, and collaborate with communities. The post US Ports Get Graded on Protecting Public Health appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
NEW YORK — The Port of New York and New Jersey was recognized as a “Healthier Harbor” in a new national Clean Ports Report Card released today. earning a high score for its efforts to modernize and clean up its operations through emissions inventories including a Net Zero Roadmap clean air plan and securing millions […] The post Port of New York and New Jersey Has A Solid Foundation, Can Improve to Protect Health and Stay Globally Competitive appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
Advocates call for more community collaboration; fragmented efforts and a lack of an emissions inventory leave communities at risk The post Port of NOLA Needs to Catch Up to Meet Clean Ports Standards appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
Advocates call for more community collaboration and for the Port to update its infrastructure to improve air quality and deliver economic prosperity. The post Port of Houston Harms Health of Communities appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
Standout achievements include first-in-the-nation all-electric tugboat and cranes that produce zero pollution as models for other ports to follow. The post Port of San Diego Recognized for Clean Air Innovation appeared first on Friends of the Earth.| News Archive
International public finance for fossil fuels from 40 signatories of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) has fallen by up to 78%.| Friends of the Earth
The U.S. Export-Import Bank ignored its own charter to push through this risky nearly $5 billion project financing approval.| Friends of the Earth
Trump's MAHA Commission draft strategy is a gift to the agrochemical industry and a slap in the face to the health of the American people.| Friends of the Earth
Today organizations sent a letter calling on Conagra Brands to take immediate steps to end the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds.| Friends of the Earth
This is not the first time we've gone toe-to-toe with the government for failing to assess the risks that shipping poses for marine life.| Friends of the Earth
We will not stand by while the Trump Administration cuts health care and disaster aid so that it can give handouts to fossil fuel companies.| Friends of the Earth
Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities.| Friends of the Earth
A federal court ruled that DOI unlawfully approved ConocoPhillips’s massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s Western Arctic.| Friends of the Earth
A groundbreaking new report offers an analysis of Formosa Plastics Group, one of the world’s largest petrochemical conglomerates.| Friends of the Earth
Today the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced provisions that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools.| Friends of the Earth
The Trump Administration’s so-called summit for Alaska LNG ended without binding commitments from potential investors in Asia.| Friends of the Earth
This week the Connecticut legislature passed a bill that restricts the use of neonicotinoids, in a win for pollinators and public health.| Friends of the Earth
Four conservation groups challenged a government plan that fails to properly protect rare species like Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.| Friends of the Earth
The petition specifically demands that Conagra ensure there is no use of seeds coated with neonicotinoids in its popcorn supply chain.| Friends of the Earth
A federal court ruled in favor of environmental groups, finding unlawful a 73-million acre offshore lease sale held by DOI in 2023.| Friends of the Earth
Climate groups sent a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for stripping measures that protect the critically endangered Rice’s whale.| Friends of the Earth
