Not Your Grandmother’s State Fair
By Jennifer O’Connor The state and county fair season is in full swing, and the times they are a-changin’. Segway[…]
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Senators Lautenberg, Murray and Cantwell Introduce Legislation for New Freight Program
July 22, 2010 – Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), with co-sponsors Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), today[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Applauds FDA for Joining Tox21 Project
On July 19, 2010, The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applauded the U.S. Food[…]
Read moreFarm Sanctuary Emphasizes Benefits of Plant-Based Diets to Dietary Guidelines Committee
On behalf of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, the Lewis and Clark Animal Law Clinic has[…]
Read moreMore Than 100 Dogs Rescued from Mississippi Puppy Mill
The Humane Society of the United States, at the request of the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, led a rescue[…]
Read moreState Water Board Takes Important Step to Help Restore Bay-Delta, Conservation Group Says
July 21, 2010 – State agency recommendations released today for science-based, freshwater flows from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers “are[…]
Read moreNational Urban League Centennial Conference Celebrates 100 Years
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Next week, from July 27-31, some of the nation’s foremost power[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement on the Resignation of Shirley Sherrod
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous issued the following statement today after a careful investigation into the presentation of[…]
Read moreGroups Urge Congress to Adopt Obama’s Proposal to Fund Louisiana Wetlands Restoration
July 19, 2010 – Conservation groups today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s budget proposal to[…]
Read moreGreenpeace Begins Independent Assessment of Gulf Impacts with Three-Month Ship Tour
Following the news that for now the well has been capped and oil is no longer flowing into the Gulf,[…]
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