Despite a three-year-old European Union ban on the use of driftnets, Italy continues to use the miles-long nets for fishing,[…]
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PAWS to Consider
Opponents of the Pet Animal Welfare Statute are using scare tactics to convince rescue groups to oppose this dog and[…]
Read moreSituation Report: Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05
Monday August 29, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT CURRENT SITUATION: Having hit the Gulf Coast with 175 mph winds and many[…]
Read moreHurricane Katrina: Nature’s Power on Tragic Display
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League A devastating path of death and destruction. Results much worse than expected.[…]
Read moreThe Test of Our Still-Untested Democracy
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League I've recently been mulling over words from two speeches I know and[…]
Read moreVictory! USDA Yields To OCA'S Demands
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is proud to announce a major victory this week. Following a June 14 lawsuit filed[…]
Read moreInclude Other Voices, Other Views
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League One of the great achievements of American society since the[…]
Read morePesticides Spawning Superweeds
A study in the recent issue of the journal Outlooks on Pesticide Management reports that there are now 15 weed[…]
Read moreJohn H. Johnson, American
By: Marc H. Morial President National Urban League "I thought my way out of poverty," said John H. Johnson, the[…]
Read moreIntroducing African Wildlife To U.S. Breadbasket
The Great Plains may be donating a portion of its ranching and farming space to wild roaming elephants, lions, and[…]
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