Sierra Club Strongly Opposes Action Plan on U.S.-Colombia Trade Deal
The Sierra Club issued this statement in response to the Obama Administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to[…]
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Arkansas Legislature Adjourns with Victories for Animals
The Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) commend[…]
Read moreGulf Restoration Gets Overwhelming Support from Voters Nationwide
On the first anniversary of the start of the BP Gulf oil disaster, new polling shows that voters nationwide overwhelmingly support[…]
Read moreOhio Livestock Care Standards Board Votes to Phase Out Veal Crates
The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board reversed a vote taken on March 1 that sanctioned confinement of veal calves in[…]
Read moreNew Rule Will End New York City’s Use of the Worst Heating Oils, Give Big Apple Citizens Dramatically Cleaner Air
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised an announcement by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today that the city will phase[…]
Read moreA Year of Seal Hunt Extremes
by Rebecca Aldworth The hardest decision I make during our annual expeditions to document the commercial seal slaughter is when[…]
Read moreExperts, Legislators Find Significant Flaws in Proposed State Bear Hunting Expansion
The Humane Society of the United States has presented the Department of Fish and Game with a detailed biological and legal[…]
Read moreOn BP Oil Disaster Anniversary, Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done
On the first anniversary of the BP oil well blowout, regional and national leaders urged Congress to hold BP accountable[…]
Read moreFederal Bill to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees Introduced in Congress
The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act was introduced with bipartisan support in both the U.S. Senate and House of[…]
Read moreGroups Decry Salazar’s Dirty Energy Giveaway
Although the American West holds enough renewable energy potential to fully power the entire United States, Secretary of Interior Ken[…]
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