Senate EPW Committee Approves Bill to Limit CO2 Emissions
On June 28th, Environmental Defense hailed a vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee to regulate power[…]
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HRC Calls For Passage Of Senate Resolution That Prohibits Discrimination In Senate Offices
The Human Rights Campaign on June 27th applauded the introduction of a resolution sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that[…]
Read moreRepublican Senate Leadership Stalls Hate Crimes Bill
On June 11th, Senate Republican leaders strong-armed Republican supporters of the federal hate crimes bill, known as the Local Law[…]
Read moreResearcher Cited In Family Research Council's Anti-Gay Report Criticizes The 'Study' As Biased And Misleading
On June 14th, The Human Rights Campaign criticized an anti-gay "study" by the Family Research Council falsely linking pedophilia and[…]
Read moreHRC Praises President Bush For Signing Bill Mychal Judge Act
On June 24th, The Human Rights Campaign praised President Bush for signing the Mychal Judge Act, providing a federal payment[…]
Read moreAsk Your Members Of Congress To Ban Canned Hunts
The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joe Biden and U.S. Representative Sam Farr, will ban the[…]
Read moreSupreme Court Decision On School Vouchers Harmful To Future Of Public School Education
On June 27th, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) said the Supreme Court decision upholding the[…]
Read moreNSR Rollback Undermines Critical Local Air Quality Protections
On June 13th, in one of the most damaging administrative rollbacks in Clean Air Act history, the Bush administration moved[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Decries Administration Action on CA Offshore Drilling
On June 11th, Environmental Defensecriticized the Bush administration for announcing that it will not buy back unused drilling leases off[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Salutes Passage Of Clean Smokestacks Bill
On June 18th, Environmental Defense praised the N.C. General Assembly for passage of the Clean Smokestacks Bill, landmark legislation that[…]
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