Demand a coal ban for Wales Published: 6 Nov 2024 Take action today to stop more climate-wrecking proposals.
Tell Carmarthenshire Council: say no again to extending Glan Lash coal mine Published: 6 Nov 2024 Last year Carmarthenshire councillors said no to extending Glan Lash coal mine. But now the same company has applied to extract coal from the site again. The council must reject this application and keep Wales free from open cast mining.
Failure to restore opencast sites letting communities down Published: 14 Oct 2024 A Senedd committee report is a stark warning that the current system is failing people and the planet, time after time.
Everyone should have a right to a healthy environment Kierra Box Trade and Environmental Regulation campaigner Friends of the Earth Published: 22 Jul 2024 For years, too many polluters have been allowed to get away with it in Wales. As Kierra explains, Welsh communities suffering the effects don't have recourse to a proper environmental watchdog but that is all about to change.
Cardiff unites for warm homes Published: 22 May 2024 The weather may be heating up but Friends of the Earth groups in Wales are continuing their campaign calling for warm homes for everyone, knowing that we cannot go into another winter where people's lives will be put at risk by sky high energy bills and heat leaking homes.
Cross-party support for sustainable fashion at event Published: 17 May 2024 Senedd members from Welsh Labour, Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru turned out for a sustainable fashion exhibition sponsored by Julie Morgan MS on Tuesday 14 May.
Starting a toy library: it’s easy if you try Maia Banks, founder of The Honeycomb Toy Library Published: 17 May 2024 Setting up any sort of enterprise from scratch can seem daunting. But if you, like me, feel an urge to build something in your community, like to play, and want to make a dent in our environmental footprint, you might find setting up a toy library is worth the challenge.
Righting the wrong: readdressing Wales’ historical legacy Kirsty Luff, Communications Officer, Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 17 May 2024 In the past, Wales was an industrial powerhouse. Local communities across the country, the last to benefit from the gargantuan wealth from all the mining, ironworking, and other extractive industries, are still paying a hefty price.
Make Ffos y Fran safe – restore now Published: 22 Apr 2024 Since the owners stopped mining the site, Ffos y Fran has been allowed to rapidly fill with water, and is fast becoming a polluted lake, hazardous to residents in many ways.
How can play become accessible and sustainable? Bleddyn Lake, Campaigns and Development Manager Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 22 Apr 2024 How can we save a bit of money, reduce the number of toys cluttering our homes, decrease the number of toys going to landfill and, even if it's only in a small way, lower our climate emissions?
What we’re asking of the new First Minister Published: 21 Mar 2024 We’re calling on the new First Minister to put people and the planet first to ensure a just transition to a zero-carbon country.
