State Dept. Announces Reevaluation of Keystone XL Tar Sand Pipeline
The State Department announced today that it is reevaluating the environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project.[…]
Read moreCategory: Issues 170 – 179
HRC Applauds Applauds Massachusetts Legislature for Passing Transgender Equal Rights Bill
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, today lauded the Massachusetts Legislature for passing the Transgender[…]
Read moreNYC: An Alternative to Horse-Drawn Carriages
by Julie Hauserman The sudden death of a New York City carriage horse on October 23 is once again shining[…]
Read moreU.S. House Bill to thwart European Anti-Pollution Law for Aviation Could Turn U.S. Airlines Into International Scofflaws, Ignite Trade War
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011,” a bill introduced by Rep.[…]
Read moreGreat News! The U.S. Army Will Stop Using Monkeys in Harmful Training Courses
Live monkeys will be replaced with humane, non-animal alternatives in future chemical warfare trainings for soldiers, the U.S. Army has[…]
Read moreNAACP and ACLU File Lawsuit Against Philadelphia for Rejecting Criminal Justice Reform Ad at Airport
The NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today against[…]
Read moreToxic Coal Ash from We Energies Coal Plant Pours into Lake Michigan
A partial retaining bluff collapse at the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant in Wisconsin sent toxic coal ash spewing[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement on Dedication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
The NAACP has released the following statements from Chairman Roslyn M. Brock and NAACP President CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous regarding[…]
Read moreSquash Your Carbon Footprint: Go Vegan
By Heather Moore Worried that you have a sasquatch-sized carbon footprint? Eat less meat and cheese. That’s the advice of[…]
Read moreCalifornia Creates North America’s First Economy-Wide Carbon Market
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) applauded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for casting an historic, unanimous vote to create the first[…]
Read more