Catalog Companies Are Selling Nature Short This Holiday Season
Think your catalogs are printed on recycled paper? Think again. How about companies like L.L. Bean and Orvis that cater[…]
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Gunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dogs in Trouble Says National Wildlife Federation Report
Due to nearly a century of mismanagement and persecution, as well as ongoing exposure to sylvatic plague to which they[…]
Read moreDesire for Army Corps Reform Stalls Water Projects Bill
Bipartisan demand for reform of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers forced Congressional leaders on October 7th to delay consideration[…]
Read moreGlobal Warming Threatens Future U.S. Crops
A team of scientists, including researchers from Columbia University, the NASA-Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the Department of Energy's[…]
Read moreProposed World Bank Policy Threatens Forests and Local Economies
Citing inadequate protections for biologically and socially important forest areas, leading environmental and sustainable development organizations called upon World Bank[…]
Read moreEnvironmental and Taxpayer Groups Support Oberstar Army Corps Reform Amendments
Environmental and taxpayer groups commended Rep. Jim Oberstar today for his commitment to offer amendments to the 2002 Water Resources[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Groups Praise House Passage Of Tax Bill
On September 4th, Environmental Defense and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) applauded members of the N.C. House for passage[…]
Read moreGreenadviser.Org Offers Advice On Living A More Earth-Friendly Lifestyle
On September 17th, Environmental Defense announced the debut of its new web site, Green Adviser (www.greenadviser.org), that selects the best[…]
Read moreEnviornmental Defense Defends States' Rights to Control Offshore Drilling Decisions
In the wake of a controversial proposed policy change that could bring environmentally damaging projects to a coastal state's shores[…]
Read moreUnocal Admits To Indonesian Oil Spill
On September 26th, Environmental Defense expressed alarm at news of an offshore oil spill at Unocal's East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo[…]
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