What Serial Shooters And Private Steven Green Have In Common
By Alisa Mullins Every time a serial killer or perpetrator of a particularly violent crime is apprehended, you can bet[…]
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Chicago Becomes First City In The United States To End The Sale Of Foie Gras
On August 22, 2006 – Chicago became the first U.S. city to enact a humane ordinance to end the sale[…]
Read moreFarm Sanctuary Releases New Report: U.S. Highway Accidents Involving Farm Animals
On August 2, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, released a research report addressing highway accidents in[…]
Read moreSan Diego Hate Crimes Met With Swift Action By Community And Police
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement concerning the recent hate crime attack in San Diego during[…]
Read moreBrutal Hate Crime In New Mexico Charged Under Recently Passed Law
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement concerning the recent hate crime attack in Santa Fe, N.M.,[…]
Read morePension Law Includes Important Protections for Same-Sex Couples Under Federal Law
The Federal Pension Protection Act passed by Congress and signed into law today by President George W. Bush contains two[…]
Read moreGlobal Warming Bill Clears CA Assembly Environmental Leaders Commend 2006 Legislature
Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the California Global Warming Solutions Act, was approved in California's state Assembly August 31st on[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Hails 7th Circuit Court Decision Supporting Its Suit to Stop Weakening of Clean Air Act
On August 17th, the Seventh Circuit Court rejected the flawed Fourth Circuit's June 2005 decision weakening the Clean Air Act's[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Organizations Applaud Nation's First Coal Plant to Limit Global Warming Pollution
On August 15, Xcel Energy announced a ground-breaking proposal to deploy the nation's first coal power plant to reduce global[…]
Read moreLandmark New National Program to Collect Mercury Switches from Automobiles
A landmark agreement was announced on August 11th that will greatly reduce a major source of mercury from the environment[…]
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