Aug. 22, 2012 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Legal, News Releases, Oceans and Forests
On Monday, the Superior Court issued an “Order to Compel” to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for failing to address challenges brought by Campaign to Safeguard America’s Waters and Friends of the Earth to the ...
Read More »Aug. 10, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Legal, News Releases
Klingle Road -- closed to motor vehicles since 1991 -- is one step closer to becoming the hiking and biking trail approved by the D.C. Council in 2008 and supported by Friends of the Earth WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday the U.S. District Cour...
Read More »Jul. 31, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, Legal, News Releases
OMAHA, Neb.- In a victory for the climate, public health and endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service has taken action that could interfere with Canadian oil corporation TransCanada’s plan for fast-tracked approval of its Keystone X...
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Jul. 24, 2012 / Posted by: Kendra Ulrich / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Legal, San Onofre Updates
Exposing the truth behind the San Onofre AIT report On July 18, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Augmented Inspection Team released its final report regarding the newly replaced, crippled steam generators in the San Onofre nuclear reactors. Both ...
Read More »Jun. 18, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Legal, News Releases, Oceans and Forests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The EPA announced that it would not take action to control global warming pollution from major mobile sources at this time. The agency’s decision not to regulate ships and other non-road engines, and its indefinite d...
Read More »Jun. 4, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, Legal, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday, June 1, a World Bank tribunal allowed an international legal attack on El Salvador’s environment and democracy to advance, accepting jurisdiction to rule on a lawsuit brought by multinational mining firm Pac Ri...
Read More »Mar. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Legal, News Releases
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Nuclear watchdog Friends of the Earth is filing a public records request today with the California Public Utilities Commission calling for the urgent release of information regarding the serious safety problems at the...
Read More »Mar. 9, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Legal, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under pressure from Friends of the Earth, the State Department today made public the third-party contract and conflict of interest documents for the environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. The docum...
Read More »Mar. 7, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Legal, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth, a leading advocate for a healthy environment, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency today after the agency did not reply to a May 2011 Notice of Intent to sue. The lawsuit challenges ...
Read More »Mar. 6, 2012 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Legal, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club filed papers in federal court in Washington, D.C. opposing a lawsuit seeking to compel the reconstruction of Klingle Road through Klingle Valley in Rock Creek Park.
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