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On June 28th, Environmental Defense hailed a vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee to regulate power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as conventional pollutants – mercury, sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrous oxide (NOx). "For the first time we now have legislation passed by a Senate committee Read More… Senate EPW Committee Approves Bill to Limit CO2 Emissions On June 18th, Environmental Defense praised the N.C. General Assembly for passage of the Clean Smokestacks Bill, landmark legislation that will deeply cut harmful emissions from the state's 14 coal-fired power plants. The Senate gave final approval to the bill today. The House overwhelmingly endorsed the legislation on June 12. The bill is based Read More… Environmental Defense Salutes Passage Of Clean Smokestacks Bill On June 11th, Environmental Defensecriticized the Bush administration for announcing that it will not buy back unused drilling leases off the coast of California. Oral arguments will be heard today in a legal challenge being brought by the State of California over 36 active-but-undeveloped offshore drilling leases. A letter sent Friday from Interior Read More… Environmental Defense Decries Administration Action on CA Offshore Drilling On June 13th, in one of the most damaging administrative rollbacks in Clean Air Act history, the Bush administration moved to undercut "new source review" clean air protections that have been instrumental in safeguarding local air quality for more than 25 years. "For more than two decades every American has depended on Read More… NSR Rollback Undermines Critical Local Air Quality Protections On June 27th, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said the Supreme Court decision upholding the use of taxpayer-paid school vouchers to send children to private schools will eventually leave public schools systems in dire straits. Kweisi Mfume, NAACP President & CEO, said: "The congress and state legislatures should Read More… Supreme Court Decision On School Vouchers Harmful To Future Of Public School Education The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joe Biden and U.S. Representative Sam Farr, will ban the interstate sale or transport of exotic mammals for the purpose of shooting them for trophies at canned hunts. Canned hunts are fenced pieces of property that charge a fee to shoot tame, captive animals–often On June 24th, The Human Rights Campaign praised President Bush for signing the Mychal Judge Act, providing a federal payment to the beneficiaries of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, including those killed in the September 11terrorist attacks without a surviving legally recognized spouse, son, daughter or parent. This action was Read More… HRC Praises President Bush For Signing Bill Mychal Judge Act On June 14th, The Human Rights Campaign criticized an anti-gay "study" by the Family Research Council falsely linking pedophilia and homosexuality as biased, scientifically unsound and a twisting of the facts to further their right wing political agenda. The Washington Blade also published a story today where a researcher cited in FRC's study, On June 11th, Senate Republican leaders strong-armed Republican supporters of the federal hate crimes bill, known as the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, S. 625, to vote against a "cloture motion" on the bill, HRC asserted. The only way to have stopped a filibuster and allow the Senate to debate and vote on Read More… Republican Senate Leadership Stalls Hate Crimes Bill The Human Rights Campaign on June 27th applauded the introduction of a resolution sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in Senate offices. "The Senate should make a strong, unequivocal stand against discrimination and pass this resolution without delay," said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg. Read More… HRC Calls For Passage Of Senate Resolution That Prohibits Discrimination In Senate Offices |
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