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By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO, National Urban League In 1996, 55 percent of California voters approved Proposition 209, a ballot initiative that bars the use of affirmative action by state-funded educational and government institutions. Its champion was Ward Connerly, an African-American businessman and former member of the University of California's Board Read More… Time for Connerly Anti-Affirmative Action Crusade to Be Put in Permanent Retirement On October 23rd, the Bush administration filed a major legal brief in a historic Supreme Court case about global warming (Massachusetts, et al. v. EPA, et al., No. 05-1120). The brief argues that global warming pollution may not be addressed under the nation's clean air laws (see brief at http://www.environmentaldefense.org/content.cfm?contentID=5565), taking a position opposite A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes a convincing case that salmon farms are killing off wild salmon."Before we knew there were potential problems," said Martin Krkosek, a doctoral student at the University of Alberta who was lead author of the study. "Now it is very Read More… Avoid Factory Farmed Salmon Like Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil Helped Break Color Barrier in Major League Baseball In His Own WayBy: Marc H. Morial President and CEO, National Urban League The African American community experienced a major loss earlier this month when Negro Leagues great John "Buck" O'Neil died at the age of 94 of congestive heart failure. Unlike Jackie Robinson, who gained national prominence as the first black baseball player in the major Read More… Like Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil Helped Break Color Barrier in Major League Baseball In His Own Way Parents committed to feeding their children a healthy diet now have some extra help, thanks to a new collaborative effort of chefs, pediatricians, and sustainable seafood experts, called KidSafe Seafood. Spearheaded by SeaWeb and the Roy Disney Family Foundation in response to the increasing interest in serving kids low-fat, nutrient-rich seafood to counter the Read More… KidSafe Seafood Highlights the "Healthiest Fish in the Sea" for Children By Emily Allen California has just become the third state in the country, after Connecticut and West Virginia, to pass a statewide law restricting chaining. The bill, which outlaws the tethering of dogs for more than three hours a day (with some exceptions), was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who stated that Read More… Anti-Chaining Laws Save Lives By Marc H. Morial President and CEO, National Urban League In the 1960s, African Americans made great strides in equalizing the equation in the United States. The civil rights movement cleared the way for greater political and social empowerment of blacks. The Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act brought about greater Read More… Economic Empowerment Tour: Helping Blacks Seize Financial Control – One Stop at a Time Environmental Defense praised the October 10th announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that so-called "ultra low sulfur diesel fuel" would be available as of October 15th at retail locations nationwide because it will clear the way for far-reaching human health benefits (see www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel). In addition to applauding EPA's leadership today, Environmental Defense called Citing the disruptive impact of Hurricane Katrina upon nutria, alligators, foxes, raccoons, and other animals living in or around the city, The Humane Society of the United States is asking New Orleans residents to adopt humane methods of dealing with their wild neighbors. The Society's appeal comes in the wake of reports that dislocated Read More… Hurricane Katrina Update: New Orleans' Wildlife Residents On October 12th, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today filed a proposed settlement with Environmental Defense and several other parties in the federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C. in which it agreed and stipulated that a December 13, 2005 policy discouraging technology innovation has no binding legal effect on any state, person or Read More… EPA Policy Discouraging Advanced Coal Technologies has No Binding Legal Effect |
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