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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 12h
Another day, another attack on the environment framed as "permitting reform"... foeaction.org/news/permitt...
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'Permitting Reform' Deal Hurts Animals, People & the Environment
Permitting reform rushed through a vote before the public has their say isn't a deal, it's a backroom sellout.
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Pacific Environment @pacenvironment.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why is Congress voting to scrap California’s clean air protections? 🚨 Learn why this is happening and what’s at stake for everyone — not just Californians — in a new op-ed for @thehill.com from Dori Chandler with the Coalition For Clean Air: thehill.com/opinion/ener... Takeaways below 🔽
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Dirty tricks: Why is Congress voting to scrap California’s clean air protections?
This congressional overstep is creating an alarming precedent, threatening states’ authority to protect their residents from toxic pollution. The Senate must step in to stop it.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Did you know that a hundred of the world’s largest companies by revenue across global food and agriculture collectively generated $4.5 trillion in revenue in 2022? That is more than the entire GDP of Germany that year — the world’s fourth-largest economy" news.thin-ink.net/p/the-opacit...
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“The Opacity Is The Point”
Agribusiness Financial Complex and other food notes from NY Climate Week
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New data shows that greenhouse gas emissions associated with New York City school food purchases fell 59% between 2019 and 2025, driven by more plant-forward menus. foe.org/news/nyc-soy...
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NYC Schools Soy Milk Pilot Expands Student Choice While Cutting Climate Emissions
A first-of-its-kind pilot offering soy milk on the lunch line found strong student demand & cut daily milk-related GHG emissions by 17.4%.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Farming in a way that improves soil health could lead to better food and might even slow climate change — especially if it can be done at scale. But the meaning of “regenerative” is up for debate. www.consumerreports.org/health/what-...
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'Medicine to the Land': How Regenerative Agriculture Might Help Avert Disaster - Consumer Reports
As a concept, regenerative farming describes a better way of growing food. But seeing the term on a label is no guarantee.
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Consumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 22/09/2026
What is ‘regenerative agriculture’ and can it improve our food quality? Health editor Kevin Loria soil health school to learn what a more sustainable way to grow crops and raise animals looks like.
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'Medicine to the Land': How Regenerative Agriculture Might Help Avert Disaster - Consumer Reports
As a concept, regenerative farming describes a better way of growing food. But seeing the term on a label is no guarantee.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The food system we have isn’t the only option. And world hunger isn’t unsolvable. In fact – the resources and solutions already exist around the world. We just have to embrace them. Learn more in our new report: foodlandmoney.org
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Food, Land & Money: Who Profits From the Global Food System?
Follow the money behind the global food system. Food, Land & Money reveals how Big Agribusiness and Big Finance shape what gets funded, who profits and who holds power.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Emissions from the use of NVIDIA chips could be on par with those from burning coal sold by Russian state-owned company Russian Coal, according to a new @caadcoalition.bsky.social report. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A 725% INCREASE IN EMISSIONS!!!! caad.info/blog/nvidias...
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Nvidia’s Indirect Emissions Risen 725% Since 2020 As ‘AI Profiteer’ Sells Itself As A Climate Champ – Climate Action Against Disinformation
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: New report by @ketanjoshi.co finds NVIDIA’s indirect emissions have risen 725% since 2020. Reminder, there is no evidence to say AI is a net benefit for climate, and Europe can't lock itself into more fossil gas to power data centres for Big Tech profits. ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026
HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!! NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate. We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
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Civil Eats @civileats.com · 15/09/2026
“There are actors in the space who I think are doing a lot of good and moving forward regenerative projects,” says Friends of the Earth’s Sarah Starman. “There are also a lot of companies that are capitalizing on sort of the loosey-goosey nature of regenerative.”
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Can Big Food Make Good on Promises of Regenerative Agriculture?
A Consumer Reports survey shows awareness of the term is growing, but questions remain about standards, oversight, and greenwashing.
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Civil Eats @civileats.com · 15/09/2026
In the world of Big Food, companies are primarily making “commitments” to helping farmers implement regenerative practices in their supply chains, without putting the word on a food label. Often, the case they’re making for the commitments is a business one.
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Can Big Food Make Good on Promises of Regenerative Agriculture?
A Consumer Reports survey shows awareness of the term is growing, but questions remain about standards, oversight, and greenwashing.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote or are unsure of their registration status. Be part of the solution and get your community #VoteReady today on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Check your status at: bit.ly/2025nvrdreg
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A new analysis of 10,000+ school lunch entrees found 88% of entrees featured animal proteins. Nearly 4 in 10 contained red or processed meats linked to cancer, while plant-based entrees were rare. It’s time to diversify the center of the tray. Learn more: foe.org/resources/be...
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce the repeal of greenhouse gas pollution limits for coal and gas power plants today. We condemn this move as anti-science, inhumane, immoral, and dangerous. foe.org/news/stateme...
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Statement from Friends of the Earth U.S.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce the repeal of greenhouse gas pollution limits for coal and gas power plants today.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"This project is not a solution. It is a poorly designed experiment that risks damaging one of the world’s rarest ecosystems in exchange for scientific answers that we either already have or cannot responsibly collect as proposed." @drcraigmc.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2026/08/gulf...
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Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn't become a carbon dump (commentary)
It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are p...
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A company got EPA approval to sink 20 tons of sugarcane waste into the Gulf's Orca Basin to "store carbon." Even if they blanketed the entire basin, it would offset less than a week of human emissions, while risking one of the rarest ecosystems on Earth. I wrote for @mongabay on why. 🧪 #marinelife
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Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn't become a carbon dump (commentary)
It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are p...
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 03/09/2026
[Commentary] Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, the unique and unstudied Orca Basin is threatened by corporate plans to dump organic waste for carbon storage. In this op-ed, deep-sea biologist @drcraigmc.bsky.social warns that this ancient deep-sea ecosystem is a living system, not a waste repository.
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Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn’t become a carbon dump (commentary)
It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are…
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Clean Arctic Alliance @cleanarctic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Connection Between Wildfires and Black Carbon in the Arctic cleanarctic.org/2026/08/22/t... @foeus.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social @davewalshocean.bsky.social
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The Connection Between 2026 Wildfires and Black Carbon in the Arctic
The new reality of heatwaves and wildfires presses home the urgent need to reduce Arctic warming.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
HR 9436 would delay protections for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by seven additional years, shielding northeast commercial fisheries from new restrictions at the expense of these whales. Members of Congress must oppose H.R. 9436 www.fernandinaobserver.org/stories/unti...
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Proposed bill threatens right whale protection - Fernandina Observer
If a bill in Congress passes, it will remove protections for North Atlantic right whales. More specifically, for the next nine years it will prevent any new regulations intended to protect our whales ...
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Legal Personhood is a legal theory that grants natural features, such as forests, ecosystems, and rivers, legal rights and standing in court like those afforded to people. Learn how this could be used to protect rivers and oceans around the world. foe-us.medium.com/legal-person...
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Legal Personhood: A Valid Conservation Tool for River Borne Pollutants?
by Aadya Shukla, Oceans & Vessels Stanback Fellow, and Willow Hogan, Climate, Energy & Oceans Fellow
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The administration’s latest move to cancel an offshore wind project and nurture the fossil fuel industry will funnel a fortune to an Australian billionaire who donated about a million dollars to Trump’s inaugural committee @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-27-...
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August 27, 2026
This morning, a headline in the Guardian read: “RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate.” The story by Michelle R.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This administration's deal to cancel offshore wind project just gave a $900 million boost to a Trump donor. “These fake ‘settlements’ were already an insane waste of taxpayer funds. This now adds the stench of corruption.” @ms.now www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Administration deal to cancel offshore wind project gives boost to Trump donor
“These fake ‘settlements’ were already an insane waste of taxpayer funds,” one congressman said. “This now adds the stench of corruption.”
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An Australian-backed fund secured a $900 million windfall thanks to Trump's anti-wind crusade www.afr.com/world/north-...
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Trump’s anti-wind crusade helps Dorrell’s Stonepeak net $1.3b windfall
The Australian-backed infrastructure fund sold a stake in Woodside’s Louisiana LNG plant to an offshore wind developer forced to invest in fossil fuels.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/08/2026
Exclusive: The Trump administration’s latest deal to cancel offshore wind projects and boost fossil fuel energy development instead is generating a huge payday for one of the president’s million-dollar donors.
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How wind projects got replaced by a $900 million payday to a Trump donor’s firm
The Trump administration’s latest deal to abandon an offshore wind project and redirect investment into fossil fuels stands to deliver a windfall to one of President Donald Trump’s major donors.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Even by MAGA standards, this seems exceptionally dodgy...” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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$900 million from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor
The Trump administration’s latest deal to abandon offshore wind projects and boost investment in fossil fuels is set to deliver a windfall to a private equity firm run by one of President Donald Trump...
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Army Corps is legally obligated to protect our wetlands and waterways from pollution and destruction. Instead, they’re using nationwide permits to streamline extremely destructive projects that stand to destroy natural habitats and devastate water quality across the country So, we’re suing them
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump's donor just got $900 million of our tax dollars in his latest scheme to cancel offshore wind projects & boost fossil fuels “Even by MAGA standards, this seems exceptionally dodgy.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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How wind projects got replaced by a $900 million payday to a Trump donor’s firm
The Trump administration’s latest deal to abandon an offshore wind project and redirect investment into fossil fuels stands to deliver a windfall to one of President Donald Trump’s major donors.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
These are bold comments coming from the guy whose campaign got a reported $445 million from the oil industry and who started the war that allowed this to happen.  We're not saying Trump helped Big Oil rake in millions...but Trump helped Big Oil rake in millions.
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Spotlight Delaware @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Port of Wilmington's expansion has sparked years of pushback from residents who say a new port terminal could damage their environment and health. Two recent lawsuits from neighbors highlight that the fight over Edgemoor is not yet over. ow.ly/9AMA50ZCtCY
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Expansions to the Port of Delaware has neighbors fearing it would bring heavy trucks onto their streets and diesel fumes into the air — and new lawsuits show the community is not done fighting for their health. spotlightdelaware.org/2026/08/21/n...
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New lawsuits highlight yearslong backlash to Edgemoor port expansion
Lawsuits filed by residents of Edgemoor and Wilmington mark what could be a final effort to force officials to revisit decisions about the port’s expansion.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For the past two years, the world’s largest tech companies have been selling a hoax: AI will help solve climate change. Executives from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI have said that AI will accelerate the path to a sustainable future. It’s a deeply misleading fairy tale.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We thank @rephuffman.bsky.social, @repdexteror.bsky.social, and @naturalresources.bsky.social for leading this investigation after the gutting of Bears Ears National Monument. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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A mining CEO bought 74,000 shares days before Trump shrank Bears Ears. House Democrats want answers.
Democrats opened an investigation into Energy Fuels after the company’s CEO allegedly bought thousands of shares of stock — days before Trump downsized Bears Ears National Monument.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Days before Trump cut Bears Ears National Monument by 90% & opened it to mining, the Energy Fuels CEO bought 74,000 shares of his company's stock. Thank you, @rephuffman.bsky.social & @repdexteror.bsky.social for investigating! huffman.house.gov/media-center...
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Huffman, Dexter Open Investigation into Insider Trading at Energy Fuels After Trump Guts Bears Ears | U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Jared Huffman
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Emma Court @emmarcourt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Maybe you've seen the term "regenerative" at your local grocery store and wondered: What does that even mean? Light regulation and fast growth are making that question increasingly pressing, and raising concerns about consumers being misled. My latest for @bloomberg.com:
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From Milk to Snack Foods, More Products Are Going 'Regenerative'
Unlike organic, regenerative agriculture has limited federal standards on how to use the term.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Our biggest concern is that all of the momentum and buy-in and enthusiasm that’s been built around the term regenerative agriculture over the past number of years is frittered away because of greenwashing." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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From Milk to Snack Foods, More Products Are Going 'Regenerative'
Unlike organic, regenerative agriculture has limited federal standards on how to use the term.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The Trump administration is relentless in its war on offshore wind. Billions of taxpayers’ dollars have gone to waste along with tens of thousands of lost potential jobs." @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/news/trump-o...
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'Relentless in Its War on Offshore Wind,' Trump Admin Kills More Projects | Common Dreams
After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that "committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake."
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 07/08/2026
"This fake, illegal settlement kills good-paying jobs, raises electricity costs, and rewards Big Oil with taxpayer dollars," said one critic of the RWE deal with the Trump administration.
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'Relentless in Its War on Offshore Wind,' Trump Admin Kills More Projects
After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that "committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake."
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As a result of the Trump admin's fossil-fueled bullying, RWE will relinquish its offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuels instead. Big mistake. "Any company that cuts a deal like this should expect accountability eventually.” foe.org/news/rwes-de...
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Friends of the Earth statement on RWE's deal with Trump Administration
Friends of the Earth U.S. today issued the following statement regarding a $1.2 billion agreement by German-based utility RWE to relinquish offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel infrastructur...
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The AI boom is also giving fossil fuel companies a new industry to sell their gas, pipelines, and power plants to: data centers. “The frightening thing about the tech and oil alliance is that this is a lifeline to an industry that we need to be phasing out." www.wired.com/story/chevro...
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Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers
Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@booker.senate.gov introduced a Farm Bill amendment to guarantee Americans’ right to sue pesticide manufacturers when their products cause harm — and Republicans on the Senate Ag Committee just shot it down. foe.org/news/booker-...
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Friends of the Earth Applauds Booker’s Farm Bill Amendment, Denounces Senate Agriculture Republicans
We applaud Sen Booker for filing an amendment to reverse Monsanto V. Durnell & restore rights of those harmed by pesticides to seek justice.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer, limiting people’s ability to sue pesticide corporations for failing to warn them of cancer & other health harms linked to their products Luckily, @booker.senate.gov is taking action this week to reverse this decision and restore justice
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Senate Ag Committee is preparing to vote on the Farm Bill & there's growing pressure to add provisions like the Save Our Bacon Act While framed as targeting state laws that prohibit cruel animal confinement practices, it also threatens state laws protecting food safety, environment & consumers
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Senate Farm Bill gives too many handouts to Big Ag and the pesticide industry while failing to restore accountability for pesticide manufacturers whose products have harmed people. foe.org/news/senate-...
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Senate Farm Bill Draft Doubles Down on Industrial Ag, Sidelining Healthy Food, Small Farmers, Hungry Families
This legislation pours more taxpayer dollars into an industrial system dominated by pesticide-intensive commodity crops.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"If these waivers are overturned through the CRA, residents living near ports would face higher pollution levels, delayed health protection, reduced state authority to address local environmental harms & a widening of existing environmental inequities." www.ajot.com/news/groups-...
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Groups slam federal attack on clean shipping waivers
Coalition calls on Congress to stop blatant overreach and protect public health
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Fossil gas exporters like Cheniere and Venture are putting upward pressure on consumer costs for the entire country. Their executives are also using Trump's war to mint dynastic wealth for themselves. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/c...
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Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In
Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Marine geoengineering is gaining attention, but the science, governance, and environmental risks raise serious questions. Our latest Substack post breaks down what's at stake and why cutting emissions must remain the priority. open.substack.com/pub/foeus/p/...
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Can Marine Geoengineering Really Stop Climate Change? Or is it Just Dystopian Science Fiction?
Ocean alkalinity enhancement, zero-point energy accumulators, cortical stacks, artificial ocean upwelling...
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Should humans play a role in deliberately altering Earth's climate? As interest in solar geoengineering — the idea of spraying millions of tons of sulfur high into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the planet — grows worldwide, this question is becoming increasingly urgent.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Trump administration’s blatant disregard of bedrock environmental laws puts rivers, streams and wetlands at risk of serious contamination. So we're taking them to court. foe.org/news/army-co...
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Army Corps Sued Again For Failing to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
Groups sued the US Army Corps of Engineers today over the Trump admin's plan to fast-track the construction of oil and gas pipelines.
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