Environmental Defense Rebukes American Chemistry Council
Responding to nationally televised claims by the American Chemistry Council that its products have been “carefully scrutinized” for safety, Environmental[…]
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More Pollution Cuts Needed To Protect Northeast From Acid Rain
A peer-reviewed study published in the March 26th BioScience underscores the need for further air pollution reductions to protect ecosystems[…]
Read moreGray Whales Need Protection
Australians for Animals and The Fund for Animals have filed a petition asking the U.S. government to list the eastern[…]
Read moreTrumpeter Swan Advocates and Federal Government Reach Settlement over Sport Hunting of Rare Birds
The Fund for Animals, the Biodiversity Legal Foundation, the Utah Environmental Congress, and individual plaintiffs announced that they have reached[…]
Read moreRingling Bros. Charged with Abusing Elephants
As Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus began performing in the Washington, DC area, several animal welfare organizations, including[…]
Read moreRethinking the Easter Egg
By Ingrid Newkirk The week before the venerable Easter bunny hops down the lane this year, Americans will purchase a[…]
Read moreUpdate On Radio Show Cruelty Cases
Good news! Following a flood of letters from readers across the world, Denver disc jockey Steven Meade (from KBPI, owned[…]
Read moreUpdate On La Paz Dolphins
A recent Washington Post article (03/20/01) reports that Mexican officials have placed a temporary ban on the capture of wild[…]
Read moreIndustry Presses EPA To Derail Historic Clean Air Program For Nat’l Parks
On Earth Day 1999, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ground-breaking program to restore clean air to some[…]
Read moreArmy Corps Delays Missouri River Dam Reforms Until 2003
In a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers, 24 environmental groups said the Army Corps’ decision to delay[…]
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