Environmentalists Sue EPA over Non-Road Vehicle Emissions Regulations
On January 8th, Bluewater Network and Environmental Defense, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition for judicial review in the Washington,[…]
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Environmental Defense Calls For Accelerated Phase-In Of Double-Hulled Oil Tankers
Environmental Defense on January 9th, praised new legislative efforts to speed up the adoption of double-hulled oil tankers in U.S.[…]
Read moreKFC Does Chickens Wrong
By Heather Moore Ever since January 7, when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a worldwide campaign[…]
Read moreUpdate On Nevada Horses
The Fund for Animals and the Doris Day Animal League sent a joint letter to the Bureau of Land Management[…]
Read moreFund Condemns Maryland Task Force Vote Recommending Bear Hunt
On January 23rd, the Maryland Black Bear Task Force, after reviewing more than 500 comments from Maryland citizens who oppose[…]
Read moreDolphins Win Temporary Repreive
On Tuesday January 7th, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a temporary stay which will prevent the Bush Administration's[…]
Read moreOklahoma Cockfighting Update
The battle over cockfighting did not end with the passage of State Question 687, the anti-cockfighting initiative, in November. Immediately[…]
Read moreHunters Target Spay/ Neuter, Companion Animal Health Program
In the past few decades, the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) has spent millions of dollars countering the efforts of animal[…]
Read moreMake Sure Animal Cruelty Is Prosecuted In New York
It appears as though a New York man who tortured his family pet to death may be getting off with[…]
Read moreHRC Applauds Justice Department Compensation To 9/11 Lesbian Survivor
On January 24th The Human Rights Campaign applauded the decision of the Justice Department to grant compensation from a federal[…]
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