The federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) sets a general ban on the "take"(killing, hunting, and harassment) of manatees, with[…]
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NAACP 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[…]
Read more"Suarez Six" Polar Bears Seized From Cruel Circus!
After tremendous pressure from thousands of animal advocates, humane organizations, members of Congress, and a lawsuit filed by The Fund[…]
Read moreCatalog Companies Are Selling Nature Short This Holiday Season
Think your catalogs are printed on recycled paper? Think again. How about companies like L.L. Bean and Orvis that cater[…]
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