All articles by Tanya Brooks
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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…
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Greenpeace to Pentagon: Let’s not mine the deep sea to build more bombs
These former military and government officials who should know better have lent their names to a letter that supports the right thing for the wrong reasons. We don’t need to…
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One Year After Ohio Disaster, Greenpeace USA is still calling on Biden Administration to Protect Communities from Hazardous Plastics
President Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, today to mark the one-year anniversary of a hazardous train derailment incident. Greenpeace USA is calling for immediate action to protect human health…
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Greenpeace USA Supports Congressional Call to Action to Stop Overfishing and Protect Workers
Representative Jared Huffman, along with 21 congressional colleagues, publicly called on President Biden to take decisive action against illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the expansive seafood supply chain.…
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Greenpeace USA Urges Biden to Act as Study Reveals Alarming Human Impact on Oceans
This study makes it crystal clear just how extensive humans’ impact on the ocean has become. Healthy ocean ecosystems help regulate the climate, protect us from storms, and provide food…
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Native Hawaiian Environmental Activists and Greenpeace USA Protest for Ban on Deep Sea Mining
Today, Kānaka ’Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) and Greenpeace USA peacefully protested Hidden Gem, a massive deep-sea mining vessel entering Hawaiian waters. The ocean-protectors “strongly oppose #DeepSeaMining and call to recognize the…