Human Rights First Reacts To Senate Hearing on Fort Hood Shootings
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the[…]
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Senate Urged to Reject House Cuts to USDA Conservation Programs
On March 1st, thirty-five agriculture and conservation groups sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, urging senators to reject disproportionately high[…]
Read moreGet Outside: New White House Report Sets Conservation, Recreation Agenda
President Obama unveiled a new, community-driven conservation and recreation agenda to better protect America’s Great Outdoors and connect children to[…]
Read moreNew Report: Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Hazards
A report released in February highlights the elevated risk of pipeline spills throughout the nation as a result of increasing imports of[…]
Read moreModel Legislation: Get a Truth-in-Labeling Bill Introduced in Your State
Thank you to the 6714 Organic Consumers Association activists who have written letters to your state legislators asking them to[…]
Read moreSierra Club Applauds President’s Vision for 21st Century Transportation
President Obama proposed a number of important transportation measures that will cut pollution and help end America’s oil dependence. The[…]
Read moreMassive Animal Rescue in Montana
by Karen E. Lange More than 800 llamas, horses, donkeys, cows, emus, bison, camels, and other animals have been rescued,[…]
Read moreSierra Club Moves to Intervene in Justice Department Case Against BP
The Sierra Club filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Justice Department’s civil suit against BP, arising from last[…]
Read moreThe Zero Waste Club: Via Organica wants to make San Miguel de Allende the First Zero-Waste City
The objective of the Zero Waste movement is to move all reusable, recyclable, and organic matter out of landfills. Composting[…]
Read moreBroad Coalition of Groups Demands Clean Air for Americans
On February 10th, on a conference call with members of the media, leaders from Physicians for Social Responsibility, the NAACP,[…]
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