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| 12/201/2005 | |
| Today’s vote to strike Arctic Refuge drilling language from the Department of Defense appropriation bill is a huge win for America’s Arctic and for the American public. | |
| 09/27/2005 | |
| In the wake of already high gas prices exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina, drilling proponents have increasingly called on Congress to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, claiming that drilling can be done with little impact on the environment. | |
| 07/28/2005 | |
| Portland—Oregon conservationists announced their strong support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today that would permanently protect some of the nation’s last pristine National Forest land, including nearly 2 million acres of roadless wild lands in Oregon. | |
| 04/17/2004 | |
| PORTLAND—At an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, Oregon's conservation and public health communities were joined by Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury to speak with a united voice about the value of protecting Oregon's environment and threats facing the state due to changes in federal policy. | |
| 04/14/2005 | |
| PORTLANDâ€â€A coalition of environmental groups and labor groups criticized the federal budget passed by the Senate as fiscally irresponsible and environmentally harmful. The Senate budget, which passed by a narrow margin of 51-49, would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and provide more than $130 billion in new tax breaks. | |
| 01/20/2004 | |
| As President Bush prepares to deliver his third State of the Union Address, there is little good news to report on the State of America’s Environment. On several fronts, America’s core environmental protections are under attack by polluters and allies in Congress and in the Bush administration. | |
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