Is Westminster Promoting Doggie Defects?
By Alisa Mullins This week, the dog world's biggest shindig, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, has descended on New[…]
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Main U.S. Toxics Law Failing To Ensure Safety Of Thousands Of Chemicals
Congress urgently needs to reform the nation's main chemicals law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976, because it[…]
Read moreHouse-Passed Stimulus Conference Report Praised For Transit, High Speed Rail, And Flexible Transportation Funding
The stimulus bill conference report passed by the U.S. House of Representatives was praised for investing billions in transit and[…]
Read moreStatement From Fred Krupp, President Of Environmental Defense Fund, On President Obama's Address To Congress
"President Obama made clear tonight that the Congress must act, and act quickly, to overhaul our oil-addicted economy with a[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Fund Welcomes EPA Clean Air Standards To Reduce Hazardous Diesel Pollution
Environmental Defense Fund welcomes new clean air standards proposed by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to protect public health from about[…]
Read moreDOT Adviser Praises Congressional Commission Proposal To Reform Transportation Financing
Environmental Defense Fund praised a new report that identifies under-investment in transportation and dependence on the federal gas tax as[…]
Read moreU.S. Senate Introduces Captive Primate Safety Act
On the heels of a highly publicized attack of a Connecticut woman by a chimpanzee, U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,[…]
Read moreCalif. Court Grants Meat Industry Request To Allow Sick, Disabled Animals Into Food Supply
The Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary, the Humane Farming Association and the Animal Legal Defense Fund criticized[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Calls On US Government To 'Hop To It' And End Rabbit Skin Tests
>The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund issued a challenge to U.S. agencies to make[…]
Read moreThe Eyes Of The World Are On Canada As 200 Baby Grey Seals Are Slaughtered
Feb 18th, 2009 – Despite processing plants' statements that there is no market for grey seal skins, 200 grey seals[…]
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