Whole Foods First Retail Chain to Act on Demands of OCA’s Coming Clean Campaign
The USDA’s National Organic Program protects consumers from false organic claims on food. Only foods that are third-party certified to[…]
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U.N. climate talks in Bonn make limited progress, says Environmental Defense Fund
June 11, 2010– “The U.N. talks made limited progress overall, but plenty of conflicts remain,” Annie Petsonk, international counsel for[…]
Read moreNAACP Remembers the Legacy of Legendary Civil Rights Attorney William Taylor
The NAACP mourns the passing of William L. “Bill” Taylor, civil rights attorney, professor and former council to the NAACP[…]
Read moreJuneteenth – Black Independence Day
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a[…]
Read moreJobs Crisis Continues
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League The recent slight uptick in job creation has prompted some[…]
Read moreFelony and Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Charges Filed in Vermont Dairy Calf Abuse Case
The Humane Society of the United States praised the Vermont attorney general for charging two former slaughter plant operators with[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns the Passing of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd
Longest Serving Member of Congress Became a Champion for Civil Rights and Liberties The NAACP is saddened by the[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Reacts to Death of SeaWorld Whale
Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D., marine mammal scientist for The Humane Society of the United States and orca biologist, released the[…]
Read moreBlind Fox Is Foster Dad to Orphans
Mentors on ways of the wild to ready them for release by Julie Hauserman A few years ago, wildlife rehabilitater[…]
Read moreNYS Legislature Passage of Bill to Cut Sulfur in Heating Oil Is Key Step to Cleaner Air
June 23, 2010) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised the New York State Assembly for passing legislation today to dramatically reduce[…]
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