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Complete list of press releases

Bipartisan Climate Change Bill Approved in Landmark Senate Subcommittee Vote
November 1, 2007
Environmental Defense Applauds Senator Lautenberg for Supporting Bipartisan Climate Bill
October 31, 2007
National Nanotechnology Initiative Needs Fundamental Restructuring to Effectively Address Nano Risks
October 31, 2007
Wegmans Adopts New Standards for Buying Farmed Shrimp
October 29, 2007
Media Advisory for Monday, October 29, 10am; Round 2 of Legal Challenge to ICC Approval to be Debated in Greenbelt Federal Court
October 26, 2007
Environmental Defense Calls Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill a Mixed Bag
October 25, 2007
Environmental Group Praises Introduction of Farm Bill Reform Legislation on Eve on Senate Agriculture Committee Markup
October 23, 2007
Environmental Defense Supports Effort to Create National Conservation Banking for Endangered Species Habitat
October 20, 2007
Bipartisan Support Grows for Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation
October 18, 2007
Environmental Defense Praises Bipartisan Plan to Cap and Cut Global Warming Pollution
October 17, 2007
Environmental Defense Praises National Research Council Report on Need for USDA Conservation Programs to Improve Mississippi River Water Quality
October 16, 2007
Nonpartisan Policy Group Says Well-Designed Cap and Trade System Can Protect Climate and Consumers
October 16, 2007
Environmental Defense Applauds Former Vice President Al Gore, IPCC for Nobel Award
October 12, 2007
Senator Perata's Water Bond Package Best Addresses State's Urgent Water Management and Natural Resource Needs, Water Resource Expert Testifies
October 10, 2007
Environmental Defense calls Senate Finance Committee tax provisions good first step to Address Conservation Funding Shortfall
October 4, 2007