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Friends of the Earth

January 11, 2021

Government allows Cumbrian coal mine to go ahead

The decision undermines the government claims of global leadership on the climate crisis, says Friends of the Earth.
September 17, 2020

Fifth of England's population struggle to access quality green space, says FoE

New research from Friends of the Earth shows one in five people in England struggle to access quality green space.
August 17, 2020

Call for England’s 10 biggest landowners to grow more trees

Major landowners, like the Church Commissioners and the Duchy of Cornwall, must use their estates to grow more trees and fight the climate crisis, says Friends of the Earth.
June 19, 2020

Shell still failing to clean up pollution in Niger Delta, say NGOs

Nearly ten years after the UN called for a major clean-up of areas of the Niger Delta, decontamination work has begun on only 11 per cent of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by four NGOs.
October 18, 2019

Court of Appeal hears climate case against Heathrow third runway

Friends of the Earth are leading the challenge on climate change arguments against the expansion of Heathrow and will be the first of the appellants to present their case to the Court of Appeal.
August 17, 2019

Friends of the Earth calls for ban as fracking resumes

Friends of the Earth says that in 60 days of fracking last year, there were 57 earthquakes, and is calling for the industry to be banned.
August 10, 2019

Glasgow nominated as host city for COP 26 climate summit

Friends of the Earth says these will be the most important international climate talks since the Paris agreement, and hosting them can be a defining moment for the UK.
July 24, 2019

Court of Appeal to hear application for further challenge to Heathrow expansion

The court will hear an application to appeal the decision that the Government had not breached its sustainable development duties by allowing the expansion of Heathrow.
June 30, 2019

Friends of the Earth calls for a transport revolution

Friends of the Earth accuses the Department for Transport of going rogue on climate change and presiding over increasing emissions.
June 26, 2019

Friends of the Earth takes legal action against Cuadrilla anti-protest injunction

Friends of the Earth has launched legal proceedings against fracking firm Cuadrilla to force it to substantially reduce a wide-ranging injunction which restricts protest against its operations at Preston New Road in Lancashire.