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New Study: Fossil Fuels Disproportionately Impact Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Poor Communities Throughout The Supply Chain
Carbon Offsets, Cap-and-trade, CCS and Other “Carbon Centric” Policies Fail to Mitigate Air and Water Pollution The study concludes that policies solely focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions without reducing…
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Ahead of TIP Report, Labor Rights Activists Urge U.S. to Call for Thailand and Taiwan to Protect Migrant Workers and End Forced Labor in Seafood Industry
Seafood Working Group Recommends U.S. Downgrading Taiwan to ‘Tier 2’ and Thailand to ‘Tier 2 Watchlist’ in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report Greenpeace USA, Global Labor Justice – International…
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Congress Caves to GOP Blackmail over Debt Ceiling, Throwing Frontline Communities Under the Bus
None of these anti-democratic and pro-polluter measures have any place in a bill meant to raise the debt ceiling. Even the fundamental arguments in favor of gutting NEPA are flawed.…
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There Will Be No Economy On A Dead Planet
Once again our elected leaders have been fooled by the false choice between a healthy economy and a healthy planet. We will have neither if our government continues to sanction…
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Senate Must Put a Halt to GOP Blackmail and Pass a Clean Debt Ceiling Bill
Speaker McCarthy and the House GOP were willing to threaten a catastrophic default in order to continue a cycle of exploitation against the working class and families trying to make…
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Greenpeace USA Stands in Solidarity with Three Arrested Activists
Greenpeace USA opposes this escalation of dirty tactics by the State of Georgia to scare activists that are using their voice to stop the Cop City development that many in…
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Referendum reform bill passes out of California Assembly
AB 421 passes the California Assembly, bringing the state one step closer to democratic reform SACRAMENTO, CA (May 31, 2023)–In response to Assembly Bill 421 passing the California Assembly, Ben…
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House GOP Blackmails America to Favor Polluters
While holding the country hostage in debt ceiling negotiations, the House GOP crafted a deal that helps polluters and hurts already struggling families. WASHINGTON DC (May 30, 2023)–In response to…
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New Greenpeace Report Calls Out Toxic Hazards of Recycled Plastic as Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Resume in Paris
Scientific evidence overwhelmingly points to an urgent need to reduce plastic production and use to meet social justice, health and environmental imperatives A new report from Greenpeace USA provides a catalog of peer-reviewed research and international studies concluding that recycling actually increases the toxicity of plastics. It highlights the threat that recycled plastics pose to…
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Jane Fonda, Jason Momoa, Joaquin Phoenix, and Other Celebrities Call on Biden Administration to Support a Strong Plastics Treaty Ahead of Negotiations in Paris
Today, Jane Fonda, Jason Momoa, Joaquin Phoenix, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and other actors and activists renowned for their environmental advocacy joined Greenpeace USA and its Executive Director, Ebony Twilley…
