In response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina yesterday, The Humane Society of the United States has launched a[…]
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Groups Say EPA Plan Will Ensure Reductions in Power Plant Pollution, But More Cuts Needed
On August 1st, Environmental Defense and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) said an announcement expected by the U.S. Environmental[…]
Read moreVictory! USDA Yields To OCA'S Demands
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is proud to announce a major victory this week. Following a June 14 lawsuit filed[…]
Read moreDrag the Net on Italy
Despite a three-year-old European Union ban on the use of driftnets, Italy continues to use the miles-long nets for fishing,[…]
Read moreAutomaker Strategies Aggravate Global Warming
Despite growing concern over global warming, major automakers still pursue product strategies that make the problem worse. Through 2003, carbon[…]
Read morePesticides Spawning Superweeds
A study in the recent issue of the journal Outlooks on Pesticide Management reports that there are now 15 weed[…]
Read morePAWS to Consider
Opponents of the Pet Animal Welfare Statute are using scare tactics to convince rescue groups to oppose this dog and[…]
Read moreNAACP Opposes Nomination of Judge Roberts to Supreme Court
On august 31st, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its opposition to the nomination of[…]
Read moreIntroducing African Wildlife To U.S. Breadbasket
The Great Plains may be donating a portion of its ranching and farming space to wild roaming elephants, lions, and[…]
Read moreSituation Report: Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05
Monday August 29, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT CURRENT SITUATION: Having hit the Gulf Coast with 175 mph winds and many[…]
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