On the heels of a failed boycott against the Walt Disney Company, an anti-gay lobbying group called the American Family[…]
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1st Study Of Estimated Local Use Of Antibiotics As Livestock Feed Additives Shows 90% Of Estimated Use Concentrated In 23 States
Almost all (90%) of the 26.5 million pounds of antibiotics estimated to be used in the United States as feed[…]
Read moreTobacco Industry Let Off Hook
The tobacco industry was given a major break last week by the U.S. Justice Department. During the closing statements of[…]
Read moreUnited Church Of Christ Marriage Resolution Demonstrates Leadership On Equality And Understanding
The General Synod of the 1.3 million member United Church of Christ will consider a resolution endorsing marriage equality for[…]
Read moreOceans-21 Introduced – Action Taken to Restore Our Oceans and Coasts
On June 16th, bi-partisan ocean leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy[…]
Read moreHelp 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[…]
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