On June 11, more than 100 agents from the FBI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the IRS, and assorted state[…]
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Environmental Defense Statement On Transportation Bill
The following statement may be attributed to Environmental Defense transportation director Michael Replogle. "Congress missed an opportunity with this transportation[…]
Read moreHurting Endangered Animals for Their Own Good?
Steller sea lion populations are plummeting in Alaska, but will capturing, branding, and conducting invasive and painful "research" on sea[…]
Read moreLeading Conservation Groups Offer Shortage Proposal For Colorado River
On July 18, Several non-governmental organizations today presented the Secretary of the Interior with a proposal for Colorado River drought[…]
Read moreNo Time for Wasting
Nearly two weeks after tests confirmed that a Texas cow was infected with mad cow disease—the second time that a[…]
Read moreCongressman Pombo Unveils His Direct Assault On Endangered Species
Congressman Richard Pombo (R-CA) has drafted a bill that would throw in the towel on the Endangered Species Act's (ESA)[…]
Read moreSeal Clubbers Can’t Hide The Misery
By Paula Moore Canadians received a rather farfetched lesson in biology recently when Phil Jenkins, spokesperson for the Department of[…]
Read moreSecretary Rice Urged to Condemn Execution of Gay Iranian Teens
The Human Rights Campaign sent a letter today to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking her to condemn the recent[…]
Read moreAtkins Death Sentence Would Violate Spirit and Intent of Supreme Court Decision
On July 26th, Angela Ciccolo, NAACP Interim General Counsel, called on Virginia to spare the life of Daryl Atkins, a[…]
Read moreConsumers Beware: Teflon Can Give You Cancer
After ignoring numerous warnings from independent scientists for years, the "nonstick" chemical used in Teflon has now officially been categorized[…]
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