All articles by Tanya Brooks
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Greenpeace USA Welcomes White House Plan to Phase out Single-Use Plastics from Federal Operations
Calls for Stronger Global Leadership Ahead of the fourth round of negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty, Greenpeace unveiled a new monument dedicated to the Biden administration and its potential…
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“Stop Deep Sea Mining” screened on Times Square billboard in New York
Hawai`i joins California, Oregon, and Washington in banning deep sea mining Hawaiian elder, cultural advocate and former statesman, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala (right) and Hawaian cultural advocate Ekolu Lindsey (left) with…
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Greenpeace USA Welcomes Congressional Call for a Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining
Washington, DC (July 2, 2024)—In response to the recent letter led by U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii), signed by…
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Greenpeace USA Condemns Biden Administration’s Top Tier Ranking of Taiwan in latest Trafficking in Persons Report
Greenpeace USA, Southeast Asia, East Asia organizations, and several human rights and worker groups have repeatedly called for the U.S. to downgrade Taiwan to Tier 2 due to the prevalence…
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Greenpeace USA Condemns Congressional Approval of Tax-Payer-Funded Ocean Destruction
Greenpeace International activists paint the word ‘RISK!’ on the starboard side of Normand Energy, a vessel chartered by the Belgian company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR). The Rainbow Warrior is…
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Greenpeace USA Urges Unprecedented CBP Action Against Bumble Bee Tuna, Other Entities Over Forced Labor Allegations in Seafood Supply Chain
Greenpeace research found that a Bumble Bee tuna can purchased from Harris Teeter (a wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger Co.) in Arlington, Virginia on April 12, 2022 was sourced from…
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Ottawa plastic talks end in weak compromise
Twenty-four hours before the end of the negotiations for a Plastics Treaty at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Greenpeace Canada activists hung a banner on the Mackenzie King Bridge,…
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Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
Millions of people worldwide are demanding solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. President Biden faces a crucial decision: prioritize people or perpetuate plastic pollution Members of the Greenpeace delegation display…
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Greenpeace USA Slams NOAA’s Misleading Claims of Almost Protecting One-Third of U.S. Marine Areas
This is a disappointing display of creative accounting, one that not only misleads the public but also perpetuates a failed status quo that falls short of the scientific imperative to…
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Ahead of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations: Most Americans support cutting plastic production, banning single-use plastic packaging
Greenpeace USA calls on Biden Administration to support strong and binding treaty to protect human health, biodiversity, and ensure global temperatures stay below 1.5° C Ahead of the fourth round…