On November 20th, The Human Rights Campaign condemned a congressional sign-on letter to President Bush that was spearheaded by Rep.[…]
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Cuban President Fidel Castro Meets With NAACP
On November 14th, Cuban President Fidel Castro met for four hours with Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association[…]
Read moreManatee Regulations On The Line
The federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) sets a general ban on the "take"(killing, hunting, and harassment) of manatees, with[…]
Read moreNAACP Meets With Cuban Dissident Leaders
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), on a goodwill and trade mission to Cuba, met recently[…]
Read moreFactory Farms Are Not"Organic"!
Intensive confinement has always been one of the cruelest facets of modern day factory farming. Recently, in what appeared to[…]
Read moreIgnoring Health Risk EPA To Authorize Air Pollution Increases Nationwide
The Bush Administration recently put forward policies that will expose Americans to harmful air pollution by broadly exempting power plants[…]
Read moreSpecial Ballot Initiatives Results
The results of the 2002 animal protection ballot initiatives are in! Overall, the people spoke out in a huge way[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Lawsuit Forces EPA To Protect Public From Smog
On November 13th, Environmental Defense and several other organizations announced the settlement of a lawsuit forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection[…]
Read moreWyoming's Disastrous Wolf Management Plan
Anti-predator sentiments have been responsible for wiping out much of the gray wolf population throughout the U.S. In Wyoming, the[…]
Read moreArmy Corps Exaggerates Demand For Longer Mississippi River Locks
On November 14th, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers economist and whistleblower Donald Sweeney criticized the Army Corps for using economic[…]
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