But the 1990s are not the 1970s. Today, more and more important work to protect the planet happens at a community level. The shift in power to state and local governments is a major factor in our decision to place a new emphasis on environmental advocacy beyond the halls of Congress. In keeping with this new priority, Friends of the Earth's Protecting the Planet Team is launching this new quarterly publication. Our aim is to ease the burden on local activists by tracking down information on important reports and rules and sharing the stories of local battles and successes that all of us can learn from.
Activists form new coalition to press for regulation of oil and gas pipelines.
A California group is among those fighting the tide of industry lawsuits against activists. Elizabeth Grieco from the Poconos area of Pennsylvania is profiled in this issue of Close to Home . Friends of the Earth offers a new permit alert service to help activists get involved early on in process of reviewing local water pollution permits. Please use information in this newsletter freely with credit to Friends of the Earth. Permission is not granted to reproduce any images contained in these pages.