One of the deadliest natural disasters in human history has killed nearly 150,000 people and wiped out entire communities. The[…]
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A Temporary Reprieve For Montana Bison
The 2003 Montana Legislature approved the creation of a bison hunting season. The season was supposed to begin on January[…]
Read moreWest Virginia Refuses To Prosecute Slaughterhouse Cruelty
On Thursday (1/11), Ginny Conley, head of a state prosecutors organization, announced that no criminal charges would be filed in[…]
Read moreThe Mississippi Arrest: Bending Toward Justice
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Thursday, Mississippi authorities arrested a reputed longtime leader of the[…]
Read moreShirley Chisholm: Woman of Steel
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League "Why make a documentary about someone who loses the nomination,[…]
Read moreThe Court’s Common Sense on Sentencing
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this month that restored[…]
Read moreJack Johnson, American
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The title of Ken Burns’ powerful documentary about the early[…]
Read moreEPA Grants Livestock Farms Amnesty From Clean Air Act
On January 21st, Environmental Defense strongly criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for developing a closed-door deal that gives[…]
Read moreStop The Military Industrial Complex From Polluting Our Food & Water
Last month the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released its long awaited report on perchlorates, a byproduct of rocket fuel[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Statement on Pediatrics Journal Study
On January 3rd, the journal Pediatrics released a study showing an association between pre-natal exposure to fine particle pollution and[…]
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