Sierra Club Tests Hundreds Nationwide for Levels of Toxic Mercury in their Bodies
Over the past two months, the Sierra Club has conducted tests in more than 30 cities across the United States[…]
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When Economic Collapse Hits, Subsistence Farms Are the Best Place to Be
“Probably the best place to be in this situation [economic collapse precipitated by peak oil and a changing climate] would[…]
Read moreCongress Passes Budget: Fight for Clean Air and Water Far From Over
Congress passed a budget agreement after a high-stakes showdown to fund the federal government through September. The measure passed 260-167[…]
Read moreParalyzed Mink to Walk the Wild Again
by Julie Hauserman A little mink with a button nose and a white patch on his chin is just about[…]
Read moreBaby Raptors on the Buddy System
by Julie Hauserman Thirteen is turning out to be a lucky number for a group of baby owls at The[…]
Read moreNew Oil Spill Site Puts Thousands Of Confidential Documents Online
Thousands of internal documents relating to last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been uploaded to a[…]
Read moreThe HSUS and Local Animal Shelters File Suit to Block New Fees For Cash-Strapped Animal Welfare Groups
The Humane Society of the United States, the Dogwood Animal Shelter in Osage Beach, Mo., and Stray Rescue of St.[…]
Read moreAnimal Tests Are Today’s Tuskegee Experiments
By Justin Goodman An experimenter at the University of California–Los Angeles who addicts monkeys to methamphetamines, kills them and dissects[…]
Read moreSettlement Reached on Wolf Recovery in Northern Rockies
Ten conservation groups reached a legal settlement with the Department of the Interior regarding wolf recovery and management in the[…]
Read moreBrazil’s Forest Code Vote Would Cripple Environmental Regulation, Call Into Question Country’s Environmental Leadership
The Brazilian House of Representatives’ passage of new forestry legislation could legalize deforestation in hundreds of thousands of acres of[…]
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