Adam Russell
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Our news releases are where you can find some of the latest news and breaking updates from our campaigns for climate and energy solutions, safe food and technology, healthy oceans and ecosystems and economic policies that put people before polluters, as well as statements on behalf of our organization made by our president, Erich Pica.
Journalists who wish to arrange an interview or to acquire more information are encouraged to contact our media team at the phone number and email address in the box to the right.
Jun. 18, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
Monsanto's Roundup chemical linked to breast cancer cell growth WASHINGTON, D.C. - Test results released last week reveal that people across Europe are contaminated with world’s best selling weed-killer, glyphosate. The unprecedented tests, ...
Read More »Jun. 14, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth: Atomic Safety Licensing Board ruling must not be vacated WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just one week after Southern California Edison announced the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear reactors in the face of a devastating...
Read More »Jun. 13, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
Decision is landmark victory for patients, researchers, public WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a unanimous landmark decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring genes and DNA sequences are facts of nature and therefore not patentable. T...
Read More »Jun. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental leaders hosted a press call today to call for a State Department Investigator General investigation of the State Department’s flawed Keystone XL review process and to call on Secretary Kerry to halt the...
Read More »Jun. 7, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here is a statement from Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, on the announced closure of the San Onofre Generating Station. “This is very good news for the people of Southern California. We have long said that ...
Read More »Jun. 4, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
Friends of the Earth: 'No future' for nuclear in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The decision of MidAmerican Energy to scrap plans to build nuclear reactors in Iowa is further evidence that nuclear power has no future in the United States, Friends o...
Read More »May. 29, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under pressure from the California Public Utility Commission, Southern California Edison has released to Friends of the Earth another suppressed and highly incriminating internal document, showing that the utility knew eig...
Read More »May. 29, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood -- a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups led by Friends of the Earth -- announced that Target and other large mainstre...
Read More »May. 28, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Barbara Boxer has released a private 2004 letter from Southern California Edison that reveals the utility knew of major problems in its radically redesigned replacement steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Gener...
Read More »May. 24, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Motion calls for convening hearing panel on license amendments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth has filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting that a Licensing Board be convened to review license amendments that ...
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