New Red Snapper Report Shows Business, Environment Success-story
The National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new 2008 annual report on the "individual fishing quota" (IFQ) program for Gulf of[…]
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Unlikely Allies Support Bill To Exempt Working Farms & Ranches From Estate Tax
A livestock ranchers group, the Public Lands Council (PLC), and national environmental group, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), have sent a[…]
Read moreDiverse Health And Environmental Coalition Calls For Sweeping Changes In U.S. Chemical Safety Law
A broad coalition of health and environmental organizations unveiled a set of key requirements for reforming the nation's antiquated chemical[…]
Read moreEIA Analysis: A Carbon Cap Will Cut America's Oil Addiction For About A Dime A Day
A recently released analysis from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says the cap on carbon pollution in the American Clean[…]
Read moreOpen Letter To Networks
Dear Gentlemen: We wrote to you in October 2008 to urge you to increase the racial diversity of your political[…]
Read moreNASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden: One Giant Leap For Equal Opportunity
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League On July 20th, I joined the nation in marking the 40th anniversary[…]
Read moreNational Urban League Conference Unveils Centennial Empowerment Plan
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League The National Urban League's 2009 conference in Chicago last week was an[…]
Read moreLouisiana And National Conservation Groups Praise Obama Administration For New Cooperative Effort To Restore Louisiana And Mississippi Coastal Wetlands
On the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana and national environmental groups praised the Obama administration for announcing[…]
Read moreSenator Edward M. Kennedy: Friend, Ally And Civil Rights Champion
The NAACP family is saddened by the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. "Senator Kennedy was a courageous leader for[…]
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Grants Troy Davis New Evidentiary Hearing
The NAACP applauds the United States Supreme Court for ordering a federal judge in Georgia today to grant death row[…]
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