Landmark Federal-State Partnership Announced to Save Endangered Birds in Hawaii
On December 29th, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a landmark agreement to save five endangered birds in Hawaii[…]
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Smog Rules Illegally Weakened, Court Says
On December 22nd, a federal appeals court today struck down an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to weaken[…]
Read moreFDA Moves To Force-Feed American Consumers Cloned Animals
Despite a September survey found that 64% of Americans are repulsed by the idea of eating food from cloned animals,[…]
Read moreUSDA Stacks Government Organic Panel With Industry Reps
The OCA recently blew the whistle on the USDA's appointment of four new representatives to the National Organic Standards Board[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Pesticide Breeding Giant Superweeds
The discovery of a pesticide-resistant weed that can grow up to 10 feet tall has cotton farmers in the Southern[…]
Read moreEU Begins To Remove Thousands Of Toxic Chemicals From Consumer Products
The European Union has passed one of the most far-reaching consumer and environmental protection regulations ever. EU's REACH ( Registration,[…]
Read moreUN Says Livestock Adding To Climate Change In A Big Way
A new report from the United Nations says that the world's rapidly expanding livestock herds are responsible for 18% of[…]
Read moreHistoric Global Warming Case Goes to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on November 29th in a historic case over the power of the federal[…]
Read moreTXU, Alcoa and Feds Attempt End Run Around Clean Air Act
The federal government, TXU and Alcoa have cut a back-room deal that would circumvent the consent decree concerning the electric[…]
Read moreAnalysis Shows that Efficiency and Other Demand Reduction Measures Offer Cleanest Short Term Energy Option for Texas
An analysis released today by Environmental Defense shows that Texas can meet future power needs through 2011 — without TXU's[…]
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