Critical Reviews In Microbiology Article Points To Factory Farming's Role In Emerging Human Diseases
An article written by The Humane Society of the United States' expert in avian influenza was recently published in Critical[…]
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EPA Denies States The Right To Fight Global Warming
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stunned the nation last month by denying California and 17 other states the right to[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Applauds Passage Of Energy Bill
Environmental Defense applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the passage of legislation that will promote fuel efficiency and reduce U.S.[…]
Read moreSenate Blasted For Squandering Farm Policy Reform Opportunities By Leading Environmental Group
The U.S. Senate squandered a golden opportunity to reform U.S. farm policy, cut excessive subsidies, and strengthen vital programs to[…]
Read moreFederal Court Rebukes Auto Industry Challenge To Clean Car Program As "the Very Definition Of Folly"
Federal district court Judge Anthony Ishii issued a strong rebuke to the automobile industry's attempt to derail the California Clean[…]
Read moreCap And Trade Climate Bill Set For Introduction In House In Early 2008
Environmental Defense welcomed an announcement by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell that he plans to introduce legislation[…]
Read moreMassive NAIS Threat To Family Farmers Held Off
Over the past few months, OCA alerted its readers that various draft versions of the 2007 Farm Bill required the[…]
Read moreGroundbreaking Analysis Finds Abundant, Low-Cost U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Opportunities
A groundbreaking independent analysis of greenhouse gas emissions reduction opportunities across the U.S. economy shows that projected emissions could be[…]
Read moreLeading Scientists Urge EPA To Find That Global Warming Pollution Endangers Human Health And Welfare
Citing extensive scientific evidence that climate change constitutes a severe threat to human health and welfare, 23 leading scientists and[…]
Read morePotential Model For Restructuring National Nanotechnology Initiative Offered To Better Address Nano Risks
Amid growing public concern that the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is not effectively addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology, Environmental[…]
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