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On July 19th, Environmental Defense praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing its long-awaited rules applying to genetically engineered crops. The rules spell out how the agency regulates pesticidal substances, such as “Bt” toxins, that certain plants are genetically engineered to produce.
“EPA’s rules are a cornerstone of Most farmers seeking U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) help to improve water quality, combat sprawl, or protect rare wildlife species are rejected due to inadequate funding, according to an analysis conducted by Environmental Defense, American Farmland Trust, Environmental Working Group, and The Trust for Public Land. Nationwide, the analysis found:
Read More… USDA Rejects Most Requests For Conservation Funding Nationwide, exhaust from diesel engines accounts for 78% of the total added cancer risk in outdoor air from all hazardous air pollutants combined, based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, according to a new analysis on Environmental Defense’s www.scorecard.org website.
The analysis is based on a massive EPA study, Read More… Diesel Cancer Risk Dwarfs All Other Air Toxics Combined New Orleans-Delegates to the 92nd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention voted Tuesday to oppose President Bush’s Faith Based Initiative because it allows discrimination on the basis of religion. The emergency resolution was approved during the NAACP 92nd Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kweisi Read More… NAACP Opposses Faith Based Initiative On July 17th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP)called on the federal government and the lead paint industry to take the actions necessary to end lead paint poisoning of children, calling it a civil rights issue that affects children of all races, ethnic backgrounds and income Read More… Mfume Calls Lead Paint Poisoning “The Silent Epidemic” I’m assuming most of you folks aren’t surprised that a room full of executives from Big Oil fabricated the National Energy Policy that the present occupant of the White House foisted on the U.S. public late this past Spring. After all, Dick Cheney, who headed the taskforce, and George W. (the man allegedly in Read More… Big Oil’s Little Tea Party
Despite the ongoing global offensive by the Gene Giants, anti-GE and pro-organic forces continue to gain strength on all fronts, including public opinion, marketplace dynamics, and legislation. In North America, biotech proponents were dismayed by a 6/20/01 ABC News poll which, among other trends, found that 62% Read More… Global Grassroots & Regulatory Response Since George W. Bush became president, HRC has been a vigilant watchdog to see how the new administration will handle issues of concern to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. The current battle over President Bush’s faith-based initiative – including the Salvation Army – is a critical test and sadly appears to reveal Read More… Faith-Based Discrimination On July 12th, The Human Rights Campaign assailed an attempt by a coalition of religious political leaders to propose a federal anti-gay constitutional amendment that would deny any legal recognition of gay relationships and forever deprive gay families of fundamental protections.
“This proposed constitutional amendment is an attempt by a Read More… HRC Condemns Planned Antigay Constitutional Amendment That Gratuitously Attacks Gay Families Animal advocates around the country are rejoicing over the sentence handed down Friday (07/13) to Andrew Burnett, the man convicted in June of killing Leo the dog during a vicious road rage incident. Reflecting the strong public sentiment against Burnett’s actions and his lack of remorse, California Superior Court Judge Kevin J. Murphy sentenced Read More… Leo’s Killer Handed Sentence |
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