EPA's Scientists Condemn EPA
In an unprecedented move, EPA's own scientists are lashing out against the agency, saying the profits of the pesticide industry[…]
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Governor Pataki Fails New York Citizens – 91 Percent Oppose Tax Dollars Supporting Hudson Valley Foie Gras
Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal shelter and advocacy organization, today released a new Zogby International poll that reveals[…]
Read moreDon't Use Sparky's Flea Drops on Fluffy
Each year as flea season approaches, The ASPCA’s Poison Control Center hears from thousands of cat owners with a common[…]
Read moreNAACP To Monitor City, Businesses During Black Bike Week
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is keeping a close eye on the city of Myrtle Beach[…]
Read more52 Years after Supreme Court Outlawed Legal School Segregation Inequities in School Funding Persist
Fifty-two years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legal segregation of public schools violated the U.S. Constitution in[…]
Read moreNAACP Asks Inspector General to Review IRS Actions Regarding Release of Documents Related to Tax Exempt Probe
The NAACP has asked J. Russell George, Inspector General of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), to review[…]
Read moreNAACP Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of Plan To Resegregate Omaha Public Schools
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a federal lawsuit with the NAACP Legal Defense[…]
Read moreNAACP Supports Bi-Partisan Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) strongly endorsed legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate and[…]
Read moreHouse Magnuson-Stevens Bill Weakens Fish Conservation
On May 17th, the House Committee on Resources voted to advance Rep. Richard Pombo's (R-CA) bill – H.R. 5018 Enviroshop[…]
Read moreSupreme Court Grants Environmental Defense Request To Hear Challenge to 4th Circuit Decision Weakening Clean Air Act
On May 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Environmental Defense's request to review the merits of the Fourth Circuit's June[…]
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