Washington State Makes History with Marriage Equality Law
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization – praised Washington state[…]
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Congress Jeopardizes 40,000 Clean Energy Jobs
On February 17th, Congress cut a deal to extend the Payroll Tax Credit, which would provide much-needed tax cuts for[…]
Read moreAmazon.Com Removes Whale Products From Japan Website
Internet giant Amazon.com appears to have removed all whale products from its wholly owned Japanese website overnight, following worldwide publicity[…]
Read moreSenate Judiciary Committee Approves LGBT-Inclusive Anti-Violence Bill
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, praised the Senate Judiciary Committee’s[…]
Read moreHumane Leaders Urge Calif. Governor to Spare Abandoned and Lost Pets
National and local humane organizations are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind his proposal to repeal a state requirement[…]
Read moreTransCanada Announces Plan to Circumvent Environmental Review to Build Rejected Tar Sands Pipeline in US
TransCanada, the company behind the rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline sent a letter to the US State Department announcing its[…]
Read more150 Dogs Rescued from North Carolina Puppy Mill
The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team and other area organizations were called in by Stokes County[…]
Read moreCoalition Of Agriculture And Conservation Groups Call For Passage Of Farm Bill This Year Which Serves The West
Representatives of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Public Lands Council,[…]
Read moreHSUS and Humane Society International Get Top Marks from Charity Navigator
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International announced that they each have received four-star ratings (the[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement on South Carolina’s Decision to Sue DOJ Over Rejection of Voter ID Law
The NAACP has released the following statement from President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous regarding South Carolina’s decision to sue[…]
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