The environmental resistance will stand against Trump

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Friends of the Earth U.S. vows to fight the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to protect the environment, citing previous successful resistance against the George W. Bush administration and ongoing movements such as the Standing Rock Sioux and Keep it in the Ground.

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  • Friends of the Earth U.S. intends to employ a variety of strategies to oppose the Trump administration, including legal challenges and congressional action, drawing on experience from the George W. Bush era where the community "took the battle to the courts and Congress and watchdogged political appointees".
  • The organization identifies several active movements and campaigns that will continue to fight for environmental and social justice, specifically naming the People’s Revolution, the Standing Rock Sioux, the Movement for Black Lives, and Keep it in the Ground activists.
  • The environmental movement is described as being at its strongest point following recent efforts to "kill the Keystone XL pipeline, ban fracking and shut down coal plants".

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Pica, E. (2016). The environmental resistance will stand against Trump. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2016-11-the-environmental-resistance-will-stand-against-trump/
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Pica, Erich. The environmental resistance will stand against Trump. Friends of the Earth, 2016. https://foe.org/news/2016-11-the-environmental-resistance-will-stand-against-trump/.
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{{cite press release |last1=Pica |first1=Erich |title=The environmental resistance will stand against Trump |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=9 November 2016 |url=https://foe.org/news/2016-11-the-environmental-resistance-will-stand-against-trump/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{pica2016environmental, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{The environmental resistance will stand against Trump}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2016-11-the-environmental-resistance-will-stand-against-trump/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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