The NAACP has asked J. Russell George, Inspector General of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), to review[…]
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Speaking Out Against Animal Fighting
A two-hour hearing was held in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on H.R. 817, the Animal[…]
Read moreEPA's Scientists Condemn EPA
In an unprecedented move, EPA's own scientists are lashing out against the agency, saying the profits of the pesticide industry[…]
Read more52 Years after Supreme Court Outlawed Legal School Segregation Inequities in School Funding Persist
Fifty-two years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legal segregation of public schools violated the U.S. Constitution in[…]
Read moreProtecting Primates from the Pet Trade
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unanimously approved S. 1509, the Captive Primate Safety Act. This legislation seeks[…]
Read moreThe Things They Didn't Tell You About Ethanol
In the wake of ever-escalating gasoline prices, the ethanol craze has officially taken hold. Congress has approved $5.7 billion in[…]
Read moreNAACP To Monitor City, Businesses During Black Bike Week
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is keeping a close eye on the city of Myrtle Beach[…]
Read moreKeeping Children and Animals Safe
The House Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on H.R. 2567, the Antifreeze Bittering Act, which would[…]
Read more1600 Sheep Apparently Died This Month In India After Ingesting (GE) Cotton
Over 1600 sheep apparently died this month in India after ingesting genetically engineered (GE) cotton. The massive deaths occurred after[…]
Read moreDon't Use Sparky's Flea Drops on Fluffy
Each year as flea season approaches, The ASPCA’s Poison Control Center hears from thousands of cat owners with a common[…]
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