HRC & NEA Applaud Senate Reintroduction of Safe Schools Improvement Act
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and the National Education[…]
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NPR Poll: 93% Want GE Food to Be Labeled
“Only a quarter of Americans say they fully understand what genetically engineered food is all about, according to a survey[…]
Read moreAs Oil Industry Reports Soaring Quarterly Profit Records, Sierra Club Calls for End to Subsidies
This past month, the oil industry reported soaring quarterly profits. Chevron and Exxon recorded quarterly profits of $5.3 billion and[…]
Read moreNYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Praised for Phasing Out Highly Polluting Heating Oils
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a long awaited rule that will, over time, phase out[…]
Read moreNew Tool to Help Farmers Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
On February 10, 2011, the Rainforest Alliance and the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) unveiled the new Climate Module: Criteria for[…]
Read moreRainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch Statement on Ecuador Court Ruling Against Chevron
A court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador has ruled in favor of the residents of Ecuador’s Amazon region who have spent the[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Praises Steps to Ensure Global Internet Freedom
Human Rights First is calling the February 15th internet freedom speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a down payment on[…]
Read moreWinners of Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest Announced
Hundreds of students in kindergarten through 12th grade entered The Humane Society of the United States’ Chimps Deserve Better Drawing[…]
Read moreObama’s USDA Betrays Organic – Again!
Tell Secretary Vilsack to Stop Sabotaging Organic! Despite receiving hundreds of thousands of letters in opposition, President Obama’s USDA approved[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Praises Utica, N.Y. Mayor for Support on Closing Loopholes in State Animal Fighting Law
The Humane Society of the United States, on behalf of its more than 800,000 supporters in the Empire State, commends[…]
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