Lawsuit Represents Step Backward For Texas
On Feb.16, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced the filing of a[…]
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Stronger Ozone Standard Could Dramatically Reduce Asthma, Premature Deaths
On February 4, Environmental Defense Fund testified that strengthening the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone pollution from[…]
Read moreStatement Of EDF Agriculture Policy Specialist Britt Lundgren On New EPA Biofuels Regulations
"EPA today answered Congress' call to tackle the tough job of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. We welcome EPA's[…]
Read moreEDF Welcomes Decision By U.S., China, India, Others To Submit U.N. Climate Pledges
The United States, China, India and 52 other nations have submitted national climate pledges to the United Nations, sending a[…]
Read moreTemple Grandin: Helping The Animals We Can’t Save
By Ingrid E. Newkirk This month, HBO premiered an original biopic starring Claire Danes about an extraordinary person, Dr. Temple[…]
Read moreGive Fur The Cold Shoulder
By Paula Moore Old Man Winter is here—and he's packing a punch. The wintry weather has snarled traffic, forced airlines[…]
Read moreStop Carping: Fish Farms Are The Real Problem
By Chris Holbein The humble Asian carp is causing big trouble in the U.S. Last month, the Supreme Court refused[…]
Read moreDolphins In Tanks: Cruel Confinement
By Jennifer O'Connor Scientists at Emory University recently determined that the cognitive capacity of dolphins is second only to that[…]
Read moreOCA And National Coalition Oppose Obama's Monsanto Man
Oppose Islam Siddiqui for US Agricultural Trade Negotiator! Organic Consumers Association is part of a 98-organization coalition formed by the[…]
Read moreNew Organic Rules Ban Intensive Confinement Dairy Feedlots
After years of claims that the organic dairy "access to pasture" requirement was vague and couldn't be enforced, the USDA[…]
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