Senate Secures Passage of Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization
On December 6th, the United States Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a compromise version to reauthorize funding for the Ryan[…]
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President Signs Ryan White Reauthorization
The following statement was made on December 19th by Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, upon signage by[…]
Read moreNew Jersey Becomes Third State to Secure Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued[…]
Read moreFDA Moves To Force-Feed American Consumers Cloned Animals
Despite a September survey found that 64% of Americans are repulsed by the idea of eating food from cloned animals,[…]
Read moreUSDA Stacks Government Organic Panel With Industry Reps
The OCA recently blew the whistle on the USDA's appointment of four new representatives to the National Organic Standards Board[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Pesticide Breeding Giant Superweeds
The discovery of a pesticide-resistant weed that can grow up to 10 feet tall has cotton farmers in the Southern[…]
Read moreEU Begins To Remove Thousands Of Toxic Chemicals From Consumer Products
The European Union has passed one of the most far-reaching consumer and environmental protection regulations ever. EU's REACH ( Registration,[…]
Read moreUN Says Livestock Adding To Climate Change In A Big Way
A new report from the United Nations says that the world's rapidly expanding livestock herds are responsible for 18% of[…]
Read moreHistoric Global Warming Case Goes to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on November 29th in a historic case over the power of the federal[…]
Read moreTXU, Alcoa and Feds Attempt End Run Around Clean Air Act
The federal government, TXU and Alcoa have cut a back-room deal that would circumvent the consent decree concerning the electric[…]
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