Statement Of Environmental Defense On Farm Bill Passage
On May 8th, Environmental Defense released the following statement from senior attorney Tim Searchinger on expected final passage of the[…]
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Zambia To Propose Downlisting Its Elephants And Trading Ivory
Zambia, one of the strongest opponents of ivory trade in southern Africa, is about to turn its back on elephants.[…]
Read moreNew Report: Hunting Still On The Decline
Proclaiming that "The end of hunting is in sight," The Fund for Animals, a national animal protection group, is celebrating[…]
Read moreCourt Grants Temporary Restraining Order To Stop Makah Whale Hunt
On May 3rd, Judge Franklin D. Burgess of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted a temporary[…]
Read moreSay ‘No’ To Trade In Marine Mammals
In 1992, a baby orca, dubbed “Kshamenk,” was stranded, along with three other orcas, off the Argentine coast. While the[…]
Read moreOrganic Labeling Victory
Thanks to persuasive comments from the public and others to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) opposing the factory farming[…]
Read moreUpdate: Don't Let Texas Animal Killers Run Free
Last December, as reported in the San Antonio Express-News, two men cruelly stabbed to death four trapped, feral pigs on[…]
Read moreNew Wildlife Refuge Created on Ohio Key
Environmental groups and National Home Communities, the corporation that had owned Ohio Key, on May 2nd, announced the transfer of[…]
Read moreRussia Signs Stockholm POPs Convention
A representative of the Russian government today signed the Stockholm POPs Convention – a landmark treaty to phase out some[…]
Read moreThe Human Rights Campaign Gears Up To Assist State And Local Groups In Fighting High-Stakes Ballot Measures Nationwide
The Human Rights Campaign on May 31st announced it is gearing up to join forces with state and local groups[…]
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