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New report recommends best practices for expanding short sea shipping in California

Jan. 20, 2011 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests, Publications

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Ship Shape: No more dumping in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Jan. 12, 2011 / Posted by: MKeever / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests

Few marine environments in our country compare to the Florida Keys’ natural beauty and marine resources. The 3,801 square-mile Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary supports one of the most diverse assemblages of underwater plants and anima...

Petition Seeks Limits on Greenhouse Gas, Black Carbon Pollution from Locomotives

Sep. 21, 2010 / Posted by: Marcie Keever / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, Oceans and Forests

SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and the International Center for Technology Assessment today filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set limits for greenhouse gas and black c...

Federal Court Rules That Park Visitors Have a Right To Enjoy Serenity and Tranquility in Our National Treasures

Jul. 9, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests

Washington, DC -- The National Park Service violated federal law in deciding to allow unlimited Jet Ski use in two national parks – Gulf Islands National Seashore (in Florida and Mississippi) and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (in Michiga...

EPA's Failure to Address Ship, Aircraft and Non-Road Engine Pollution Challenged

Jun. 17, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, Oceans and Forests

Washington, D.C. – A day after the US Senate voted to uphold the US Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging EPA’s failure to ...

Cruise Lines Graded on Environmental Impacts

May. 19, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests

SAN FRANCISCO—An annual report card grading cruise lines on their environmental impacts was released today by Friends of the Earth, and the results aren’t pretty.

Ship Shape: Emerging Threat in the Arctic -- Polar Shipping

Apr. 6, 2010 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests

After a recent and unprecedented victory to reduce shipping air pollution in North America with the adoption of an Emission Control Area -- precipitated by domestic and international advocacy from Friends of the Earth -- our organization is turnin...

Landmark Clean Air Rules Set for Ships

Mar. 26, 2010 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests

LONDON, U.K.—Today, the international body governing the shipping industry approvedrules to limit air pollution from ships in most U.S. and Canadian waters. The rules are expected to prevent millions of illnesses and 14,000 premature deaths ...

North American zone established to limit air pollution from ships

Mar. 26, 2010 / Posted by: John Kaltenstein / Categories: Blog, Oceans and Forests

On March 26, 2010, an international body governing the shipping industry approved rules to limit harmful air pollution from ships in most U.S. and Canadian waters. The rules are expected to prevent millions of illnesses and 14,000 premature deaths...

EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Jan. 8, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: News Releases, Oceans and Forests

WASHINGTON, DC -- Nine years after Friends of the Earth filed a petition requesting more protective air pollution limits on large ships, and after two court battles in which Earthjustice represented Friends of the Earth, the U.S. Environmental Pro...

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New report recommends best practices for expanding short sea shipping in California

Ship Shape: No more dumping in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Petition Seeks Limits on Greenhouse Gas, Black Carbon Pollution from Locomotives

Federal Court Rules That Park Visitors Have a Right To Enjoy Serenity and Tranquility in Our National Treasures

EPA's Failure to Address Ship, Aircraft and Non-Road Engine Pollution Challenged

Cruise Lines Graded on Environmental Impacts

Ship Shape: Emerging Threat in the Arctic -- Polar Shipping

Landmark Clean Air Rules Set for Ships

North American zone established to limit air pollution from ships

EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

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