Environment
August 17, 2009 -
By Bill Quigley and Davida Finger Guest Contributors Number of renters in Louisiana who have received financial assistance from the $10
August 15, 2009 -
FAR-RIGHTRELIGIOUS GROUP BEHIND "DEATH PANELS" MYTHLINKED TO OTHER HEALTH REFORMDISTORTIONS: Sarah Palin appears tohave picked up the misinformation that led toher "death panel" charges from the LibertyCounsel -- a far-right religious groupaffiliated with Jerry Falwell's LibertyUniversity empire in Lynchburg, Va.(8/11/2009)
August 13, 2009 -
Following in the footsteps of the corporate-backed protest movement against health care reform, a group founded and funded by business interests opposed to regulating greenhouse gas pollution is planning a series of rallies to oppose the climate legislation being considered by Congress.
August 10, 2009 -
President Obama's pick to head the federal agency that regulates coal mining has drawn fire
August 6, 2009 -
Earlier this week we reported that Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia got at least six letters opposing the climate bill that appeared to come from the NAACP and a Hispanic advocacy group -- letters later revealed as forgeries created by a public relations firm working for the nation's leading coal lobby.
August 4, 2009 -
There are new developments in the story about the Washington lobby firm that forged letters from African-American and Hispanic advocacy groups expressing opposition to the federal climate bill.
August 3, 2009 -
Detainees at a privately-run detention center in Louisiana waged hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions at the jail.
