Stories Tagged "activism"
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Activist Accused of Tainting Drilling Lease Sale
posted on December 26, 2008 at 8:12 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- An environmental activist tainted an auction of oil and gas drilling leases Friday by bidding up parcels of land by hundreds of thousands of dollars without any intention of paying for them, a federal official said.
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N.J. Farmers: Cut Pork, Not Ag
posted on April 4, 2008 at 8:04 PM
TRENTON — Protests at the state Capitol are nothing new, but demonstrators normally don't use tractors, hay bales, Christmas trees and farm animals to get their point across.
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Environmentalists Sue Federal Government
posted on March 28, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Environmentalists are suing the federal government, claiming promises to whittle down a backlog of plants and animals being considered for endangered species protection amount to "smoke and mirrors." WildEarth Guardians alleges that Interior...
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Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice
posted on February 15, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Black farmers claim they were wrongfully denied access to the largest class action settlement in U.S. history. Market to Market examines the latest developments...
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Nebraska Mulls New Ban on Corporate Farming
posted on January 25, 2008 at 8:01 PM
LINCOLN, Neb (AP) — An effort is under way in the state Legislature to resurrect Nebraska's ban on non-family corporate farming, which was struck down by a federal appeals court in 2006.
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Nebraska Corporate Farm Ban is History
posted on October 5, 2007 at 8:10 PM
One of the nation's strongest corporate farm bans is dead but what does this mean for Nebraska farmers?
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Activists: Students Not Protected from Pesticides
posted on May 11, 2007 at 8:05 PM
STRATHMORE, Calif (AP)- On Grandparents Day, Domitila Lemus accompanied her 8-year-old granddaughter to school.
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