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New Scorecard Warns: U.S. Food Retailers Lag on Reducing Harmful Pesticides
Friends of the Earth today released its 2025 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard, the leading national assessment of how the largest U.S. grocery retailers are addressing toxic pesticides in their supp…
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Without Increased Staff and Pesticide Limits, USDA’s Regenerative Ag Initiative Falls Short
USDA’s initiative will only be effective if USDA reverses the past year of massive cuts to on-the-ground conservation staff.
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EXIM Funds Reko Diq Mine Amid Human Rights, Climate Concerns
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted to provide $1.25 billion of taxpayer dollars for the controversial Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
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U.S. Senate Advances Provisions Expanding Non-dairy Milk Access in Schools
Friends of the Earth U.S., The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate for unanimously advancing provisions that…
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NGOs Appeal Denial of Preliminary Injunction to Stop Trump Administration’s Unlawful $4.7 Billion Fossil Fuel Handout
Friends of the Earth US (FOE-US) and Justiça Ambiental (JA, or Friends of the Earth Mozambique) filed an appeal with the federal U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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New Report Finds USDA Food Purchasing Still Favors Industrial Agriculture, Concentrates Power Among a Few Corporations
Analysis shows billions in federal food contracts flow to a handful of large companies, sidelining independent and sustainable producers.
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Financial Speculation Drives Massive Land Grabbing, Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
New report shows international financial corporations fuel environmental destruction and displacement of traditional agrarian communities in world’s most biodiverse savannah.
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One Year Later, Toxic Pesticides Still Present In Target’s Baby Food
An investigation led by Friends of the Earth found an alarming number of pesticide residues in baby food manufactured and sold by Target under its house brand Good & Gather.