On June 16th, bi-partisan ocean leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy[…]
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Help Wanted: Human Lab Animals
The EPA is now allowing chemical companies to conduct toxic chemical studies on low-income Americans. An analysis of 24 such[…]
Read moreSpain Makes History Granting Equal Rights and Responsibilities to All Spanish Families
The Spanish Parliament made history on June 29th by allowing same-sex couples and their children access to the rights, responsibilities[…]
Read moreEPA Rules To Cut Haze In National Parks Fall Short
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule intended to cut haze pollution in national parks falls short because it[…]
Read moreUSDA Okays Label Fraud On Body Care Products While Penalizing Honest Companies
Despite consumer and industry objections to rampant labeling fraud, the USDA has announced it will no longer take steps to[…]
Read moreNew Bill Makes Clear That Federal Employees Have Protection From Anti-Gay Discrimination
Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Chris Shays, R-Conn., introduced bipartisan legislation on June 30th that would clarify existing law to[…]
Read moreNew Count Shows Bald Eagles Continue To Thrive In Lower 48
Six years after the federal government first proposed removing the bald eagle from the list of endangered and threatened species,[…]
Read moreMonsanto Is Poisoning Us: How Many Studies Does It Take?
New research from France has confirmed previous studies that Monsanto's Roundup, the most commonly used herbicide in the world, is[…]
Read moreSenate Push to End Horse Slaughter
Thanks to the action of concerned people like you, the U.S. House of Representatives has taken steps to abolish the[…]
Read moreMexican Stamp Is Latest Racially Offensive Behavior By Mexican Government
Dennis Courtland Hayes, NAACP Interim President and CEO, said the decision by the Mexican government to issue a blatantly racist[…]
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