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Archives for 6 月 2013

Illinois Residents Vow Civil Disobedience As Fracking Bill Goes Into Effect

Touted as one of the toughest regulatory bills in the nation, environmental organizations say that simply isn’t the case.

Trisha Marczak
作者 Trisha Marczak

A coalition of anti-fracking residents from throughout southern Illinois are responding to new legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, vowing to continue their battle against the industry that threatens the health of their communities and water supply. Touted as one of the toughest regulatory bills in the nation, environmental organizations and

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DuPont v. Lorax: Chemical Giant Settles Suit Over Tree Deaths

Chemical giant DuPont has reached a class-action settlement over its sale of an herbicide that has been blamed for tree deaths across the country.

Trisha Marczak
作者 Trisha Marczak

Chemical giant DuPont has reached a class-action settlement over its sale of Imprelis, a herbicide that was once deemed an environmentally friendly way to combat weeds but has now been blamed for tree deaths across the country. Facing more than 45 class-action lawsuits alleging the company’s Imprelis was to blame for the widespread death of trees,

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Manchin And His Allies Won’t Yield The Gun Control Debate To The NRA

The gun control debate — two months after the last gun control proposal was killed in the Senate — is alive, well and far from a conclusion.

Frederick Reese
作者 Frederick Reese

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has found himself in a screaming match with the National Rifle Association. The NRA recently started an ad campaign that accuses Manchin of working with the White House to draft gun control legislation -- outside of his campaign promise to “defend the Second Amendment.” This new line of attack from the NRA underlies the

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Crisis-Stricken NATO Members Downsize Armed Forces, Raising Eyebrows In Washington

Budget crisis have forced some European countries to implement cuts in military spending, which may further depress economies.

Martin Michaels
作者 Martin Michaels

As the longtime U.S. ambassador to NATO leaves his post, he’s not hesitating to tell European governments what he thinks of their military cutbacks. "Most European allies are hollowing out their militaries, jettisoning capabilities, and failing to spend their existing budgets wisely," said Ivo Daalder in a farewell speech, hosted by Carnegie

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Amendment To Farm Bill Could Overturn Animal Welfare Protections

The amendment would overturn bans on slaughtering horses and rules requiring the regulation of puppy mills, and has drawn food safety concerns.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

First it was large-scale cuts to social welfare programs that prompted harsh criticism of the U.S. farm bill, the piece of legislation that addresses food prices, soil erosion, national hunger and a variety of other food-related issues. Now, it’s animal welfare. When the U.S. House of Representatives continues hashing out the contents of the

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Chipotle Becomes First Major Fast-Food Chain To Label GMOs

More than 60 countries around the world ban the use of GMOs, but in the U.S., GMO-free restaurants are usually one-of-a-kind, locally-owned eateries.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

As the debate on whether to label food products that contain genetically modified organisms heats up, some food companies have taken it upon themselves to identify products that contain GMOs. The high-end natural foods grocer Whole Foods Market recently said it would label all products with GMOs in its stores by 2018. The announcement follows

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