Oklahoma And Arkansas Ballot Initiatives Move Forward
This week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued, for a second time, a unanimous ruling allowing an initiative to ban cockfighting[…]
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Report Confirms Air Pollution From Large Animal Farms
Environmental Defense said a report released by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) makes it clear that atmospheric emissions from[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Groups Applaud Historic Global Warming Bill in California
On July 22nd, Governor Gray Davis signed into law groundbreaking environmental legislation to curb global warming pollution from new passenger[…]
Read moreGeneral Motors Is Global Warmer Number One
A new report issued on July 30th by Environmental Defense appraises for the first time the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced[…]
Read moreSenate EPW Committee Approves Bill to Limit CO2 Emissions
On June 28th, Environmental Defense hailed a vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee to regulate power[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Salutes Passage Of Clean Smokestacks Bill
On June 18th, Environmental Defense praised the N.C. General Assembly for passage of the Clean Smokestacks Bill, landmark legislation that[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Decries Administration Action on CA Offshore Drilling
On June 11th, Environmental Defensecriticized the Bush administration for announcing that it will not buy back unused drilling leases off[…]
Read moreNSR Rollback Undermines Critical Local Air Quality Protections
On June 13th, in one of the most damaging administrative rollbacks in Clean Air Act history, the Bush administration moved[…]
Read moreAsk Your Members Of Congress To Ban Canned Hunts
The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joe Biden and U.S. Representative Sam Farr, will ban the[…]
Read moreDon't Let Animal Protection Be Buried Under "Homeland Security"
The new Department of Homeland Security proposed by the Bush Administration may have unintended, negative consequences for animals. Under his[…]
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