Politics of Discrimination and Distraction Fail as Senate Resoundingly
The Senate voted 49 to 48 today to defeat the Federal Marriage Amendment, a measure that would have denied marriage[…]
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Human Rights Campaign and XM Satellite Radio Launch "The Agenda with Joe
The Human Rights Campaign and XM Satellite Radio recently announced the launch of a new, live talk show hosted by[…]
Read moreEpiscopal Church USA Rejects Divisive Proposal Banning Gay Bishops
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement as the Episcopal Church USA rejected a proposal that would[…]
Read moreTwenty-Fifth Anniversary of First Reported Case of AIDS a Time to Recommit to the Fight
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the first reported case of[…]
Read moreArkansas Supreme Court Ruling against Discrimination Opens Doors to Good
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement on June 29th as the Arkansas Supreme Court handed down[…]
Read moreEPA Establishes 1st National Standards Limiting Emissions Of Cancer-Causing Exhaust From Stationary Diesel Engines
Under a court-supervised settlement agreement with Environmental Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first national standards[…]
Read moreEnvironmentalists Praise Bush's Action to Create the World's Largest Marine Protected Area: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Sanctuary
President George W. Bush announced his intention to establish the world's largest marine protected area Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Launches Million Light Bulb Campaign
With a goal of preventing more than a billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the Earth's atmosphere, Environmental[…]
Read moreSupreme Court Wetlands Decision Should Leave Most Protection Of The Nation's Water Bodies Intact
"The ultimate effect of the Supreme Court's decision on the Clean Water Act is to leave the Act's protection of[…]
Read moreStatement by Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp On New BP-DuPont Biofuels Partnership
"To transform biofuels from a niche additive into a fuel that replaces large quantities of oil, we need major companies[…]
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