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Break America's Oil Habit! Plain and simple, America is too dependent on oil. The impacts include beautiful wilderness areas destroyed by oil drilling, beaches marred by oil spills, national parks choked with smog, and global warming. But it doesn’t have to be this way. New technology exists that would make our cars get much better gas mileage, a simple solution that would reduce our dependence on oil. Click here to take action. [more actions]


Empty Pockets: Facing Hurricane Katrina’s Cleanup with a Bankrupt Superfund
This report focuses on the toxic cleanup challenges presented by Hurricane Katrina—the nation’s worst environmental disaster.

Trouble in Toyland: The 20th Annual Survey of Toy Safety
Toys are safer than ever before, thanks to decades of work by product safety advocates and parents and the leadership of Congress, state legislatures and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Nevertheless, as parents venture into crowded malls and browse for the perfect toy on the Internet this holiday season, they should remain vigilant about often hidden hazards posed by toys on store shelves.
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12/14/05 Representative Gibbons Drops Harmful Mining Provisions From Budget Bill
12/8/05 Superfund Response to Natural Disasters and Toxic Waste Cleanups Jeopardized By Funding Shortfalls
12/7/05 ExxonMobil’s Efforts To Derail Global Warming Negotiations Exxposed At The U.N. Climate Change Conference In Montreal
12/7/05 Shareholder Resolution Questions Ford on Global Warming and Oil Consumption Policies
12/1/05 Gutting Toxic Pollution Program Affects Local Communities First
11/22/05 Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers To Hidden Toy Hazards
11/10/05 U.S. PIRG Opposes Budget Reconciliation Bill
11/9/05 Exxpose Exxon Campaign Calls On Oil Giant To Forego Subsidies And Tax Breaks And Support On Windfall Profits


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