Category: Maine
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The Climate Justice Movement: Diverse, Joyful and Unyielding
For a few weeks we took the hottest stretch of the summer and turned it politically hot as well. A lot of people felt the pinch of handcuffs—myself included—but they felt the embrace of …
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Washington State GE Food Labeling Initiative Gains Momentum
The importance of winning in Washington State for the national GE labeling movement cannot be overstated. While some may prefer a national solution to labeling GE foods versus going state by state, history has shown that …
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …
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Court Finds Bush-Era Ozone Standards Violate Clean Air Act
The court’s judgment found that in 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Air Act when it refused to set protective standards and ignored the unanimous recommendation of its independent science advisors. However …
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Millions Against Monsanto: On the Road to Victory
The anti-GMO movement in the U.S. has identified Monsanto’s “Achilles Heel”—GMO food labeling at the state level—and has begun to achieve some preliminary victories, both in the marketplace and in the legislative arena … Our common task now must be to win the all-important Washington State ballot initiative.