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Friends of the Earth Celebrates Final Federal Rule Revamping NEPA, Environmental Protections
We commend CEQ for taking long-overdue actions to strengthen and restore NEPA, our nation’s most crucial environmental protection law. Read More
Environmental groups consider seeking rehearing in Diablo Canyon litigation
Today's decision ignores the significant environmental and public health risks associated with extending Diablo Canyon’s tenure beyond the expiration of its operating licenses. Read More
Friends of the Earth Applauds Improvements to USDA’s School Meal Nutrition Standards
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a Final Rule updating nutrition standards for child nutrition programs, including school lunch and breakfast. Read More
Hundreds Gather for World Bank/IMF Action Day to Say: For People, For Planet – Decarbonize, Decolonize!
On the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Institutions, hundreds rallied and marched to demand the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund make deep changes to their business as usual in the name of climate, human rights, and economic and global justice. Read More
Biden Announces Final Conservation Rule to Protect Millions of Acres of Ecologically Important Lands in America’s Arctic
Today, the Biden administration released a final conservation rule to protect vital landscapes in America’s Arctic. This announcement will provide stronger protections for Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska – a welcome and critical step toward recognizing the importance of Alaska’s public lands and waters for protecting communities, biodiversity, and the future of our global climate. Read More
Friends of the Earth Pushes for Climate Action Following BLM’s Final Oil and Gas Leasing Rule
While we support BLM’s steps to curb financial giveaways to Big Oil, this rule fails to confront the massive tide of climate emissions stemming from its leasing program. Read More
U.S. blocks clean energy transition with outsized fossil fuel support
The United States and a handful of other bad actors are blocking a just transition to renewable energy with continued and outsized financial support for fossil fuels. Read More
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. Read More
Friends of the Earth sues DOE over Billion Dollar Award to Diablo Canyon
The Department of Energy should have known better than to shirk environmental review before handing out a billion taxpayer dollars to a dangerously outdated nuclear power plant. Read More
Court Rules 2022 Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Was Illegal
This ruling underscores that federal agencies simply cannot ignore climate, wildlife, and water impacts when analyzing the myriad risks of oil and gas leasing, whether in Wyoming or across the country. Read More