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Green America’s campaigns urging Amazon, telecoms, and Comcast to adopt 100% renewable energy have scored big wins.
Thanks to the support of hundreds of thousands of people taking action with us, joining extensive…
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Global electronics brands are making measurable progress to reduce workers’ exposure to hazardous chemicals across their supply chains—protecting over 100,000 workers worldwide.
Through the Toward Zero Exposure (TZE) program, launched by…
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The Maryland legislature passed, and the Governor recently signed, The Utility RELIEF Act, which includes important protections for consumers, communities, and the environment on AI Data Centers that are…
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Our regenerative farming work just hit a major milestone — and you'll be able to see it next time you shop.
Whole Foods Market has approved Green America's Soil & Climate Initiative as one of their trusted certifications. When you shop at…
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We got Comcast to make progress on its use of clean energy! Thanks to over 8,800 Green Americans demanding Comcast increase its use of renewable energy, the company has listened to us and made this big progress on clean energy.
Comcast is one…
green victories, comcast, clean energy
green victories, comcast, clean energy
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Thanks to opposition from Green America and our members joining with local and national allies, two industrial-sized biomass plants proposed for California were defeated in late June 2025. The two plants, that would have been run by the…
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In 2024, the Federal Insurance Office, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, worked with state insurance commissioners on what's known as a data call. The initiative gathered zip code level data from across the country on how…
property insurance
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Thanks in part to the actions of 8,400 Green Americans, Google has now added a fossil-free fund to its 401(k) plan!
The new addition is the Parnassus Core Equity Fund, which has no direct fossil fuel holdings. The fund started in 1992 with the…
divest from fossil fuels
divest from fossil fuels
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 23, 2024, the final rule to further reduce potent greenhouse gases called HFCs. This new rule establishes the Emissions Reduction and Reclamation (ER&R)…
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Kroger is one of the nation’s leading grocery chains, with over 2,700 stores operating under many brands, including Pay-less, Ralph’s, and City Market. But Kroger is far from a leader when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis. In fact…
clean refrigerants
clean refrigerants
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Thanks to pressure from thousands of consumers taking action with Green America, B&G Foods – the owner of iconic brands like Green Giant, Cream of Wheat, and Spice Islands – is taking initial steps on pesticides, including evaluating 20 crops…
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Green America’s Skip the Slip campaign has inspired a proposed Skip the Slip law in California that is making its way through the legislature! Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco) is sponsoring the legislation that gives customers the…
digital receipts, paper receipts, BPA, BPS, CVS
digital receipts, paper receipts, BPA, BPS, CVS
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Thanks to Green America's Skip the Slip campaign, Walgreens is ensuring its receipt paper is free of phenols Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS). BPA and BPS are endocrine disruptors that contribute to developmental, reproductive, and…
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This victory originally appeared in our Spring 2023 Green American Magazine
When it comes to keeping your tater tots cold, Trader Joe’s has long ranked at the bottom of the pack of supermarkets in terms of refrigerant management, which is a…
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This victory originally appeared in our Spring 2023 Green American Magazine
Amazon, the largest clothing seller in the US, lags in its protecting consumers and workers from the toxic chemicals often found in apparel. It’s making progress, thanks…
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Green America, our members, and allies all secured a victory for investors nationwide.
Green America actively opposed Trump-era rulings that undercut the ability of retirement plans to include investment options that consider environmental,…
ESG investing, retirement planning
ESG investing, retirement planning
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After pressure from Green America and allies to address the environmental impacts of its dairy, Starbucks has taken two important steps forward.
Starbucks has announced its Journey to Sustainable Dairy. The company is working with The Nature…
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Carter’s, the largest U.S. retailer of baby clothes, is taking important steps to limit toxic chemicals in its supply chain and use sustainable fabrics - thanks to pressure from Green America and its members!
Because of our Toxic Textiles…
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Carter's children's clothing
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Our Skip the Slip campaign confronts the problem of super long receipts, which are a waste of paper and water and usually not recyclable, and receipts coated in BPA and BPA, which are harmful to human health.
We focused on CVS since it was…
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paper receipts
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) Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the first new climate rule of the Biden-Harris Administration tackling hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super pollutant greenhouse gases used for refrigerants. HFCs have hundreds to thousands …
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climate, climate change, refrigerants, HFCs, greenhouse gas, action on the climate crisis, climate crisis, global warming
