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FDA sued over genetically engineered salmon

“Less than six months after the FDA approved the first genetically altered animal, it has its first legal challenge,” KING 5 reports.

# Permalink (Saturday, April 9, 2016)

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Wind and solar are crushing fossil fuels

Bloomberg’s Tom Randall documents and discusses the recent clean energy investment boom, which is outpacing oil and gas two to one.

# Permalink (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)

Permanent Defense

Fourteen Years: Statement from the Founder

Today and throughout this month, Permanent Defense celebrates its fourteenth anniversary, marking one hundred and sixty-eight months of continuous operation. Since going live on February 15th, 2002, Permanent Defense (PD) has been a fierce defender of&nbs… (read more)

NPI thanks Senate Democrats for voting to protect Washington’s cherished tradition of majority rule

This morning, the Washington State Senate voted twenty-six to twenty-three to reject a proposed constitutional amendment (SJR 8211) to undemocratically require a two-thirds vote for passage of any bill that would raise revenue. The amendment, which itself… (read more)

NPI’s Permanent Defense ready to fight Tim Eyman’s latest assault on Sound Transit, WSDOT

This morning in Olympia, Tim Eyman announced his intention to try to qualify a second initiative for the 2016 ballot that would eviscerate state and local transportation funding by repealing vehicle fees. Northwest Progressive Institute founder and Execut… (read more)

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    (Center for American Progress) — This index contains a sample of documents from the U.S. Department of Education that evaluate American colleges, obtained through a Freedom of Informati....
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    (Center for American Progress) — Improvements to the Department of Education’s oversight of American colleges have the potential to deter fraud at for-profit education companies, includ....
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    (Center for American Progress) — Washington, D.C. — Today, Center for American Progress Executive Vice President for Policy Carmel Martin made the following statement about President Ba....
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    (Center for American Progress) — Washington, D.C. — Today, as equal pay advocates observe Equal Pay Day, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief outlining the next step....
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