Environmental Defense

Environmentalists Applaud EPA Action On Western Clean Air Program
25 Apr 02 | The program would lower air pollution from western power plants and other large industrial sources through a cost-effective pollution abatement program. "It protects scenic vistas by lowering western air pollution from power plants and other ...

Senate Fails To Address Nation's Environmental, Energy Needs
25 Apr 02 | Environmental Defense today criticized energy legislation passed by the U.S. Senate for favoring fossil fuels over renewable energy and for lacking tough conservation measures -- including a specific increase in gas mileage standards for America's...

Environmental Defense Applauds House Vote on Farm Subsidy Limits, Conservation
18 Apr 02 | Environmental Defense today praised a U.S. House vote to support limits on farm subsidy payments to the nation's largest farms and greater funding for voluntary conservation and research programs. House and Senate negotiators are completing a $...

International Activists, Experts Question World Bank Land Reform
18 Apr 02 | Representatives of landless people's organizations from developing nations and international experts today criticized World Bank market based land reform programs for failing to help the landless in Brazil, Thailand, South Africa and elsewhere, in...

Debut of New Environmental Web Site, www.ActGlobal.org
18 Apr 02 | At a news conference on the failure of World Bank land reforms, Environmental Defense today unveiled its new Web site, www.ActGlobal.org, which provides in-depth coverage of ecological and social issues worldwide for activists, journalists and ...

North Carolinians Can Improve Air Quality By Making Simple Changes
16 Apr 02 | In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, North Carolina Environmental Defense and the American Lung Association of N.C. remind North Carolinians that there are simple changes they can make at home and at work to curtail energy consumption, reduce ...

Environmental Defense Hails Launch Of Honda Civic Hybrid
11 Apr 02 | "The Civic Hybrid combines state-of-the-art technology and gas saving features to deliver much better environmental performance than the conventional version," said Kevin Mills, director of Environmental Defense's Pollution Prevention Alliance. "...

Environmental Defense Urges Public Access To Governors Island
09 Apr 02 | Environmental Defense today praised plans to reclaim Governors Island for use by New Yorkers, and, in testimony before the City Council, called on state and city officials to commit to ensuring that public access and parks are an integral part of ...

Environmental Defense Pans House Passage Of Farm Conference Report
02 Apr 02 | Environmental Defense today expressed regret that the House of Representatives agreed to pass an enormously expensive and environmentally damaging farm bill that will help the nation's largest agricultural operations continue to swallow up family ...

Partnership For Climate Action Releases Report Oncorporate Greenhouse Gas Management Programs
02 Apr 02 | The Partnership for Climate Action (PCA), consisting of eight leading corporations and the advocacy group Environmental Defense, today issued its first report, Common Elements Among Advanced Greenhouse Gas Management Programs. Each PCA corporate ...

Hill Country Ranchers Take Voluntary Steps To Protect Rare Birds
28 Mar 02 | The ceremony celebrated the first two landowners to enroll in Environmental Defense's Safe Harbor Program, which provides incentives for private landowners who try to make their property hospitable to endangered species. Representatives from ...

Court Affirms Historic Clean Air Standards
26 Mar 02 | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the clean air standards at issue in 1997 to protect public health by limiting nationwide pollution levels of smog (ground-level ozone) and fine, sooty particles. Environmental Defense led...

Environmental Defense Applauds New Health -Tracking Data Bill
21 Mar 02 | Environmental Defense endorsed legislation introduced today by Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Harry Reid (D-NV) to create a nationwide environmental health tracking network through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Environmental ...

Farm Conservation Funding Slashed in Final Conference Package
20 Mar 02 | Environmental Defense today criticized an agreement between House and Senate farm bill negotiators to limit conservation spending to $17.1 billion. While the original Senate farm bill included $21.3 billion in new spending for voluntary U.S. ...

Statement on Antarctic Ice Shelf Breakup
20 Mar 02 | "Indications are that significantly warmer ocean and air temperatures in recent decades have led to a startlingly quick breakup of this Antarctic ice shelf. Environmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization based in New York, ...

More Resources Help from Landowners Needed to Strengthen ESA
20 Mar 02 | "Federal and state agencies must also be provided with adequate resources to make speedy and intelligent decisions about habitat and species recovery." Both bills call for changes in the way science and data are used by federal agencies during ...

Statement of Environmental Defense on U.S. Senate CAFE Vote
13 Mar 02 | Environmental Defense today issued the following statement in reaction to a vote by the U.S. Senate on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. "Members of the U.S. Senate who supported the Levin-Bond-Stabenow amendment cannot claim to ...

Environmental Defense Unveils New Online Seafood Selector
12 Mar 02 | Environmental Defense today announced the launch of "Seafood Selector," a unique interactive Web tool for consumers concerned about their diet, their health, and their environment. Filled with delicious fish recipes and important safety and ...

Texas Conservation Groups Support USDA Conservation Funding
12 Mar 02 | Eighteen Texas organizations today urged two key Texas lawmakers to include $4.4 billion in annual funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs in the Farm Bill, including $246 million in annual funding to help farmers ...

Levin/Bond Proposal Could Actually Lower U.S. Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
11 Mar 02 | As the U.S. Senate continues work this week on energy legislation, there is much debate on the question of raising fuel economy standards and how this will impact vehicle safety. In contrast, last week's bipartisan proposal by Senators John Kerry...