Environmental Defense Fund Partners With Wal-Mart To Cut Global Shopping Bag Waste
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will serve as Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) environmental partner in the Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste Reduction[…]
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President Bush To Consider New Ocean National Monuments, Could Create World’s Largest Protected Area
On August 25, President Bush took a critical step towards establishing an unprecedented ocean conservation legacy. In a memo sent[…]
Read moreHundreds Of Species Endangered By Bush Administration Proposal
A proposal by the Bush Administration that would allow federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and[…]
Read moreGulf Council Decision Praised By Fishermen And Environmental Group
The Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (Council) recently approved a new management program for commercially caught grouper and tilefish[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Groups Praise Decision To Give Louisiana A 30-Year
The federal government's decision to give Louisiana a 30-year "mortgage" to pay its share of the cost of levee improvements[…]
Read moreEPA Chief Publically Slams Door On Today's Solutions To Address Global Warming
On July 11, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publicly refused to address global warming pollution despite a[…]
Read moreEPA Nanotechnology Voluntary Program Risks Becoming A "Black Hole"
Six months after launching its voluntary reporting program for nanomaterial producers, EPA has made virtually no information public about the[…]
Read moreHouse Committee Told Sound Regulations For Technology To Help Cut Global Warming Pollution Within Sight
The United States is making significant progress toward development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for technology that would help reduce[…]
Read moreUSDA Praised For Not Releasing Millions Of Acres From Conservation
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer's July 29th decision against allowing the penalty-free early release of millions of acres of the[…]
Read moreEPA Report Concludes Impacts Of Climate Change Will Be Burden On Public Health System, Report Co-Author Says
July 17, 2008) A report released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concludes that the United States is likely[…]
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