Court Rules EPA Violated The Law By Evading Required Power Plant Mercury Reductions
On February 8th, a federal appeals court ruled that a rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency violates the Clean Air[…]
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Environmental Defense Works With Banks To Push Power Companies To Cut Carbon Emissions And Invest In Alternative Energy
Three of the world's largest financial institutions announced today the formation of The Carbon Principles, climate change related investment guidelines[…]
Read moreEnergy Policy Specialist Tells Senate Committee New Technology To Cut Global Warming Pollution Could Work If Properly Regulated
A promising new technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could significantly reduce global warming pollution from coal-fired plants and[…]
Read moreLos Angeles Airport To Fund Largest U.S. Study On Airport Pollution Impact On Local Community
On February 25th, the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners voted to fund the largest study in the nation examining[…]
Read more'Young, Black & Secure' Forums Come To 25 Campuses To Educate About Social Security
Through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and contributions from Global Justice, Inc., the NAACP Youth & College Division[…]
Read moreNAACP Vice Chairwoman To Participate In Department Of Defense's 75th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference
NAACP Vice Chairwoman Roslyn M. Brock was recently selected to participate in the 75th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC), commencing[…]
Read moreUnprecedented Consortium Unites Around 4th Annual 'Film Your Issue' Global Competition
USA TODAY, The United Nations, The Associated Press, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the NAACP, the Humane Society of[…]
Read more‘Eco-friendly’ Fur? That’s Fuzzy Thinking
By Matt Rice Here’s proof that just about everyone is jumping aboard the green bandwagon. In an advertising campaign launched[…]
Read moreNAACP Celebrates 99 Years Of Service In The Fight For Justice And Equality For All
The NAACP was founded 99 years ago today from an initial group of about 60 diverse progressive thinkers and multi-racial[…]
Read moreNAACP Challenges Attorney General Mukasey's Misguided Position On Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reductions
The NAACP was both saddened and offended by Attorney General Michael Mukasey's call for Congress to override the decision by[…]
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