Awaiting Release: Great Ape Protection Act Would End Use of Chimps in Laboratories
by Karen E. Lange The last time Samantha Elaine Struthers saw her friend Lennie, he was hunched over, alone in[…]
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Landmark Hydraulic Fracturing Legislation Filed In The Texas House Of Representatives
Chairman Jim Keffer of the House Committee on Energy Resources filed House Bill 3328 calling for the disclosure of the[…]
Read moreThe Debate On Your Plate!: Science Fair Project Finds Antibiotics in Meat
Chad Campbell, a sixth-grader at Topsail Middle School in Hampstead, North Carolina, has been a regular winner at his school[…]
Read moreSierra Club Response, Presidential Press Conference on Rising Oil Prices
The Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune released the following statement regarding President Obama’s press conference on concerns about rising oil[…]
Read morePast ACE Grant Winners
Established in 2006, the ACE film grant has attracted hundreds of submissions on a vast array of animal protections issues.[…]
Read moreGulf Restoration Groups Praise Formation of House Gulf Caucus
A coalition of environmental, economic, and social equity organizations celebrated the news that Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Steve Scalise[…]
Read moreFaces of Climate Change: Cause and Effect
by Karen E. Lange Our way of life, including heavy consumption of meat, eggs, and dairy products, is a major[…]
Read moreAgreement Reached to Retire Only Coal-Fired Power Plant in Washington
The Sierra Club has announced that the Washington State Senate approved a landmark agreement between the Sierra Club, Governor Chris Gregoire and[…]
Read moreSordyl Hits Puppy Mills Where It Hurts
by Arna Cohen In a city famous for heavy hitters like Henry Ford, Joe Louis, and the Detroit Tigers, the[…]
Read moreRainforest Action Network Calls on Lead Palm Oil, Pulp and Paper Consumers to Support Indonesian Moratorium on Forest Destruction
Days before the President of Indonesia is expected to sign a moratorium on the expansion of logging on new pulp,[…]
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