In an unprecedented move, EPA's own scientists are lashing out against the agency, saying the profits of the pesticide industry[…]
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The 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 moreBarbaro's Injury Shows Urgent Need For Reform
By Kathy Guillermo The breakdown of wonder horse Barbaro at the Preakness was shocking beyond words to thousands of people[…]
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 moreVictory for America's Horses
We won unanimous approval in the U.S. House of Representatives for an amendment to the spending bill for the Department[…]
Read moreEPA Ignores Global Warming Pollution From Power Plants
On May 1st, a coalition of ten states and three environmental organizations took legal action to remedy the U.S. Environmental[…]
Read moreNo Pet Left Behind in Disasters
The House also passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, H.R. 3858, in a landslide 349-24 vote. The[…]
Read moreMassive Water Projects Legislation Ignores Lessons Of Hurricane Katrina, Will Increase Flooding
Even as hurricane season begins, the Senate is poised to pass a massive new bill to authorize $12 billion in[…]
Read moreSpeaking 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 moreEnvironmental Defense Praises the Administration's Strategy To Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network
The May 16th announcement of a new national initiative to tackle highway, freight, and aviation congestion by U.S. Secretary of[…]
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