Tennessee Governor Vetoes Ag-Gag Bill

Legislation is “constitutionally suspect,” says Gov Bill Haslam

Great Monday morning news! Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has just vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities. Photo by Tom HartA 2011 undercover investigation of a horse training facility in Tennessee revealed painful chemicals…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – May 13, 2013

Feds Postpone Drilling Lease Auctions of California Public Lands

BLM cites budget, staff constraints, anti-fracking activists say lawsuits forced agency decision

Advantage, anti-fracking activists. The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that it is postponing all oil and gas lease sales in California for the rest of the federal year. This means the bureau’s plan to auction drilling leases for another…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – May 8, 2013

Utah Ag-Gag Law Finds First Target — Woman Filming Slaughterhouse

Prosecutors dismiss two-month old case against animal welfare activist a day after it makes headlines

Update, 12.37 p.m.: Just as I posted this report, and one day after the case made headlines, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Draper city prosecutors have dismissed the case today.   Industrial Agriculture has found its first “ag-gag” target — 25-year-old Amy…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – April 30, 2013

Feds Plan to End Endangered Species Protection for Grey Wolves Across the US

Conservationists say delisting could push apex predator species back to the brink of extinction

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has drafted a plan to remove federal protection for grey wolves across most of the country — a move that would be a grave setback to nearly two decades of efforts to restore wolf populations in…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – April 29, 2013

Fracking Industry Disclosure Website is Flawed, Says Harvard Study

FracFocus doesn't satisfy the public’s right to information, states shouldn't use it as a regulatory tool, report concludes

Anti-fracking activists have long been saying that FracFocus — the voluntary chemical disclosure registry for oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, technology  — is seriously flawed. The very idea of Big Oil and Gas voluntarily ‘fessing up to the…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – April 25, 2013

BP Spill: Three Years On, Oil Still Lingers in the Gulf Coast

Most people have lost faith the in the recovery process, says photojournalist Julie Dermansky

Three years after an explosion at British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers, injured dozens, and set off the worst oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, the waters along Gulf Coast seem almost…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – April 20, 2013

Proposed Copper Mine in Arizona Highlights Weakness of Federal Mining Laws

Rosemont mine would impact ecology of Arizona’s unique “sky islands”

An ongoing battle between local residents and environmentalists and a Canadian mining company eager to dig for copper in the spectacular Santa Rita Mountains in southern Arizona’s Coronado National Forest has become the poster child for the need to reform a 141-year-old…
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by: Maureen Nandini Mitra – April 11, 2013

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