Congress Should Override Veto Of Water Resources Development Act, Group Urges
Environmental Defense urged Congress to quickly override the President Bush's veto of the $23 billion Water Resources Development Act (WRDA),[…]
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National Nanotechnology Initiative Needs Fundamental Restructuring To Effectively Address Nano Risks
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has been ineffective in addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology and needs fundamental restructuring. That[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Applauds Former Vice President Al Gore, IPCC For Nobel Award
Environmental Defense today applauded former Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving this year's[…]
Read moreNonpartisan Policy Group Says Well-Designed Cap And Trade System Can Protect Climate And Consumers
The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities today issued an analysis confirming that climate change policy can effectively reduce[…]
Read moreBipartisan Support Grows For Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation
Comprehensive climate change legislation introduced today by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner is winning strong bipartisan support from a[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Supports Effort To Create National Conservation Banking For Endangered Species Habitat
Environmental Defense is supportive of the effort to develop Recovery Credit Trading as a new tool to aid in the[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Calls Senate AG Committee Farm Bill A Mixed Bag
On October 25, Environmental Defense called the Senate Agriculture Committee's $4.8 billion funding increase for conservation programs in the farm[…]
Read moreCutting Edge Science On Environmental Health And Safety To Be Revealed At NanoTX '07
Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Praises Senate Action On Historic Conservation Bill
The following is a statement by Michael Bean, Wildlife Program Chairman for Environmental Defense, on Senate Finance Committee passage of[…]
Read moreMajor Investors, State Officials, Environmental Groups Petition SEC To Require Full Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure
A broad coalition of investors, state officials with regulatory and fiscal management responsibilities, and environmental groups on September 18th filed[…]
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