Earthjustice Presents 2004 'Human Rights and the Environment' Report to UN
The International Program of Earthjustice, a US-based environmental law NGO, submitted its annual issue paper on "Human Rights and the Environment" today at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. …
Bush Administration Illegally Delays Protection of Pacific Fisher(A)
Administration plays politics while old-growth dependent mammal heads for extinction …
New Reports Expose Hidden Failures of US Anti-Drug Policy in Colombia(A)
Costs Mount as Congressional Goals Go Unmet …
Lawsuit Challenges State's Decision to Allow Farm Pollution(A)
Environmental and Fishing Groups Call Failure to Regulate Pesticide Runoff a Disgrace …
American Electric Power, Cinergy agree to report to shareholders(A)
Companies agree to shareholders' proposals to report publicly about how they are responding to growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions. …
In Follow-Up to Investor Summit on Climate Risk, California Treasurer Launches Environmental Disclosure and Investment Initiative(A)
Citing CERES Summit on Climate Risk, Phil Angelides calls on CalPERS, -STRS to launch environmental screen of corporations, demand disclosure of climate- and other environmental risks, and invest in clean energy technologies …
EPA Sued For Illegally Taking Direction from Chemical Industry Group(A)
Conservation and pesticide-watchdog groups today filed a lawsuit to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from giving illegal special access to a group of chemical corporations. …
Lawsuit Challenges Forest Service Plans to Clearcut Premier Alaska National Forest(A)
The lawsuit challenges the Tongass Land Management Plan and six timber sales in roadless areas under the plan. …
Rancher's kids discover "Twain's frog" in Calaveras County(A)
California red-legged frogs - immortalized as Mark Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" - have been discovered on a privately-owned cattle ranch in western Calaveras County. …
Conservation Groups Demand EPA Stop Using Illegal Insider Chemical Group to Forge Policy(A)
Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and other sources reveal that the corporate insider group has met regularly with EPA officials in secret and has urged EPA to weaken regulations that protect endangered species from pesticides. …
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