Mfume Calls Lead Paint Poisoning “The Silent Epidemic”
On July 17th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP)called on the federal[…]
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NAACP Opposses Faith Based Initiative
New Orleans-Delegates to the 92nd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention voted Tuesday to oppose[…]
Read moreDiesel Cancer Risk Dwarfs All Other Air Toxics Combined
Nationwide, exhaust from diesel engines accounts for 78% of the total added cancer risk in outdoor air from all hazardous[…]
Read moreUSDA Rejects Most Requests For Conservation Funding
Most farmers seeking U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) help to improve water quality, combat sprawl, or protect rare wildlife species[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Applauds EPA Biotech Rules
On July 19th, Environmental Defense praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing its long-awaited rules applying to genetically[…]
Read moreRethinking The Hot Dog
By Paula Moore Every summer, Americans scarf down more than 5 billion hot dogs–enough wieners to circle the Earth about[…]
Read moreAre You Saved?
How many times I’ve been asked this question. Frankly, it annoys me to no end. But to keep the peace[…]
Read moreEnd the Death Penalty
That Timothy McVeigh was a despicable human being, a deluded, self-indulgent coward, a traitor and a murderer is beyond dispute. […]
Read moreReducing the Problem of Racial Profiling
In a recent column I discussed a new Washington Post survey which underscored the breadth of police racial profiling—the stopping[…]
Read moreKeep Social Security
Living up to campaign promises, President Bush recently appointed a commission to develop a formal plan to privatize the Social[…]
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