Category: Articles

The Time for Superfund Reform is Now, by Michael Centrone

There was a time when the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation in Toms River, New Jersey, employed nearly 2,000 workers. Today it employs none. The plant was forced to shut down operations in 1996 for violating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ...
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August 10, 2000

The National Center for Public Policy Research 777 N. Capitol St., NE, Suite 803 * Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 * Fax (301) 498-1301 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.nationalcenter.org Contents * Senate Committee Reports Out Conservation and Reinvestment Act; Prospects for ...
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Black Network Applauds Congressional Tax Relief – “When We’ve Overpaid, We Want Our Money Back.”

Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud efforts by congressional leaders to provide tax relief to all Americans through the repeal of the marriage tax and the "death tax" on estates, despite veto threats by the Clinton White ...
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Public Seeks Assurances that USDA’s Proposed Organic Rule Not Misleading; Widespread Concern that Organic Labeling Will Discriminate Against Conventional Farming Practices Including Agricultural Biotechnology

Thousands of consumers, farmers, scientists, academics and legislators responded during the comment period on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed organic rule asking the department to ensure that final regulations not mislead consumers into believing organic foods are safer ...
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Controversial EPA Regulations Helping Fuel Spike in Gasoline Prices: Agency Ignored National Research Council Report that Reformulated Gasoline Regulations Aimed at Reducing Air Pollution are Ineffective

Regulations recently implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that require one-third of the nation's gasoline supply to be reformulated gasoline (RFG) ostensibly to reduce air pollution, are significantly contributing to a sudden increase in gasoline prices nationwide that is ...
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United Nations Gaining Control Over American Historical Landmarks, by John Carlisle

As Americans celebrate the 224th anniversary of our nation's independence and pause to remember the sacrifices made by our ancestors so that we may enjoy freedom today, perhaps no site evokes more poignant memories than Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Independence ...
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Orioles Baseball Team Warned Not to Discriminate

African-American Network Asks Owner Angelos to Consider Afro-Cubans Recent statements by officials of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team in which they orginially said - but later retracted - that they would not sign Cuban defectors to play for the team ...
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National Center Releases New Poll Showing that U.S.D.A. Organic Food Labels Are Misleading

Proposed organic seal conveys false information to consumers; Over 70 percent of Americans want clarification on organic labels A new poll finds the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rules for labeling organic food products will seriously mislead consumers into ...
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May 15, 2000

Taxes in Louisiana May Skyrocket While Other States Cut Them In an era of skyrocketing government revenues thanks to the booming economy the state of Louisiana is apparently concluding that $377 million in new taxes will be needed just to ...
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Proposed Louisiana Tax Hike Would Hurt Low-Income Residents the Most

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The $377 million tax increase proposed by Louisiana Governor Mike Foster falls disproportionately on lower-income families and should be scrapped, says the National Center for Public Policy Research. In part to balance Louisiana's nearly $14 billion proposed state budget, now ...
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