Bush Administration Abandons Commitment On Global Warming
Environmental Defense sharply criticized the Bush Administration’s reported plan to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty designed to[…]
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HRC Begins Push To Pass Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act As Legislation Is Introduced By Key Members Of Congress
The Human Rights Campaign praised several key members of Congress recently for introducing federal hate crimes legislation that would assist[…]
Read moreRingling Bros. Charged with Abusing Elephants
As Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus began performing in the Washington, DC area, several animal welfare organizations, including[…]
Read moreTrumpeter Swan Advocates and Federal Government Reach Settlement over Sport Hunting of Rare Birds
The Fund for Animals, the Biodiversity Legal Foundation, the Utah Environmental Congress, and individual plaintiffs announced that they have reached[…]
Read moreGray Whales Need Protection
Australians for Animals and The Fund for Animals have filed a petition asking the U.S. government to list the eastern[…]
Read moreMfume Meets With Majority Leader Richard Armey
Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), met on March 8th for[…]
Read moreMore Pollution Cuts Needed To Protect Northeast From Acid Rain
A peer-reviewed study published in the March 26th BioScience underscores the need for further air pollution reductions to protect ecosystems[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Rebukes American Chemistry Council
Responding to nationally televised claims by the American Chemistry Council that its products have been “carefully scrutinized” for safety, Environmental[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Deplores Backtracking On Global Warming
On March 14th, Environmental Defense sharply criticized a statement made by President Bush reversing his earlier commitment, made during the[…]
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