On July 19th, Environmental Defense praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing its long-awaited rules applying to genetically[…]
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USDA Rejects Most Requests For Conservation Funding
Most farmers seeking U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) help to improve water quality, combat sprawl, or protect rare wildlife species[…]
Read moreDiesel Cancer Risk Dwarfs All Other Air Toxics Combined
Nationwide, exhaust from diesel engines accounts for 78% of the total added cancer risk in outdoor air from all hazardous[…]
Read moreNAACP Opposses Faith Based Initiative
New Orleans-Delegates to the 92nd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention voted Tuesday to oppose[…]
Read moreMfume Calls Lead Paint Poisoning “The Silent Epidemic”
On July 17th, Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP)called on the federal[…]
Read moreBig Oil’s Little Tea Party
I’m assuming most of you folks aren’t surprised that a room full of executives from Big Oil fabricated the National[…]
Read moreGlobal Grassroots & Regulatory Response
Despite the ongoing global offensive by the Gene Giants, anti-GE and pro-organic forces continue to gain strength on all fronts,[…]
Read moreFaith-Based Discrimination
Since George W. Bush became president, HRC has been a vigilant watchdog to see how the new administration will handle[…]
Read moreHRC Condemns Planned Antigay Constitutional Amendment That Gratuitously Attacks Gay Families
On July 12th, The Human Rights Campaign assailed an attempt by a coalition of religious political leaders to propose a[…]
Read moreLeo’s Killer Handed Sentence
Animal advocates around the country are rejoicing over the sentence handed down Friday (07/13) to Andrew Burnett, the man convicted[…]
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