House Transportation Bill Strikes Better Balance Than Senate Environmental Defense Says
As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked up a new six-year $275 billion transportation bill On March 24, Environmental[…]
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Cleaner Gas Will Protect Children In Colorado From Harmful Smog
On March 25th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Denver and surrounding areas would be required to sell[…]
Read moreVirginia Legislature Disses Dissection
by Paula Moore Virginia Governor Mark Warner has just signed legislation giving students the right to choose humane alternatives to[…]
Read moreOCA Files Formal Complaint On Fraudulent Organic Labels
On February 18, 2004, The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), on behalf of its national network of 500,000 consumers and 350[…]
Read moreMad Cow Bombshell
The New York Times reported on Feb. 17 that researchers in Italy have discovered a new strain of Mad Cow[…]
Read moreFederal Court May Hold Park Service In Contempt Over Snowmobiles
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has issued a "show cause" order asking the National Park Service to explain why[…]
Read moreNew York School Shooting Is A Wake Up Call To Raise Hunting Age
According to The Fund for Animals, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shares the blame for a February[…]
Read moreSupport Soy Milk In School Lunches
As Congress takes up the Child Nutrition Act—which reauthorizes the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs—we have a great[…]
Read moreRally For The Seals
Activists are stepping up the pressure against the Canadian government for the recent escalation of its cruel commercial seal hunt.[…]
Read moreYellowstone Bison In Danger Again
A new federal bill has been introduced to stop the cruel hazing and slaughter of buffalo near Yellowstone National Park.[…]
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