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Greenpeace USA applauds US support for reducing plastic production
This move puts the US on the right side of history, standing with countries that recognize that we cannot recycle our way out of this crisis. Greenpeace US and Washington…
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Greenpeace USA Applauds American Samoa’s Seabed Mining Moratorium
Urges Biden-Harris Action Amid “Dark Oxygen” Discovery Hawaiian elder, cultural advocate and former statesman, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala (right) and Hawaian cultural advocate Ekolu Lindsey (left) with Greenpeace USA Ocean Campaigner…
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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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President Biden: restricting asylum at the border is a step backwards for climate justice
Justice for migrants is climate justice WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (June 5, 2024)–Yesterday, President Biden issued an executive action restricting the number of asylum seekers at the United States-Mexico border.…
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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 Unveils Monument Highlighting Biden Administration’s “Plastics Legacy”
Advocates, experts urge support of Global Plastics Treaty amid growing health and pollution concerns. Ahead of the fourth round of negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty, Greenpeace unveiled a new…
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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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In a huge win for Gulf Coast communities, Biden administration delays approval of “Climate Death Star” LNG Facilities
Now, let’s make the pause permanent. WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 26, 2024)–This morning, the Biden administration announced a pause on pending decisions for all new liquefied natural gas terminals, a series…
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What Biden’s LNG Pause Does and Doesn’t Do
Today the Biden-Harris Administration announced a “pause” on new export approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, while the Department of Energy (DOE) reviews its LNG export policy. This is…
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“A Bridge to Nowhere, A Bridge to More Suffering”: Greenpeace USA Illuminates National Mall to Demand President Biden Stop massive Methane Gas Project
The science is clear that any fossil fuel expansion is incompatible with preventing the worst impacts of climate catastrophe. Methane gas is not a bridge to clean energy Washington, DC…