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Complete list of press releases

Environmental Defense Applauds Snowe-Leahy-Burns Farm Conservation Funding Bill
October 22, 2003
Banks And Exxon Celebrate Chad-Cameroon Pipeline; International Organizations Support Chadian Day Of Mourning
October 10, 2003
Pivotal Supreme Court Case To Determine Clean Air Protections
October 7, 2003
Without U.S. Action Study Shows Climate Change Will Hit N.C. Hard
October 7, 2003
Despite Administration Denial Senate Poised For Action On Global Warming
October 1, 2003
Environmental Defense Praises NC GreenPower Program
September 30, 2003
Putin Opens Door To Ratification Of Kyoto Protocol At Conference
September 29, 2003
EPA Plan Grants Livestock Farms Amnesty From Clean Air Act
September 24, 2003
Groups Call For Development Moratorium On NC Coast
September 24, 2003
Energy Bill Maneuver Threatens To Open Protected Coastal Areas To Oil Exploration
September 24, 2003
Report Counters World Bank's "High-Risk/High-Reward" Strategy
September 19, 2003
Environmental Defense Honored As Finalist In Prestigious Global 2003 Tech Museum Awards Competition
September 18, 2003
Bipartisan Bill Allows States To Reject Clean Air Rollbacks
September 17, 2003
Environmental Defense Welcomes House Bill On Power Plant Pollution
September 16, 2003
Environmental Defense Calls Clean Ferry Project First Of Its Kind
September 16, 2003