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For Immediate Release: 5/14/08
Larger Trucks Will Lead to More Deaths, Damage to Roads, Bridges; Risks, Costs Far Outweigh Claimed Productivity Gains
Statement of Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen

For Immediate Release: 5/14/08
New National Poll Shows Americans Dislike Larger, Heavier Trucks on U.S. Highways
A new national survey shows that Americans overwhelming oppose efforts by the trucking and shipping industries to relax safety standards and allow longer and heavier trucks on the nation’s highways, a coalition of safety groups announced Wednesday.

For Immediate Release: 5/8/08
Don’t Be Fooled by Nuclear Industry Shill; Environmentalists Are Not Backing New Reactors
While an environmental consultant brought to Victoria to tout nuclear energy is quick to claim that a new reactor proposed for the area would be “clean and safe,” he is less likely to discuss today at a private gathering of business and community leaders his ties to the industry, which is sponsoring his speaking tour.

For Immediate Release: 5/8/08
Ortho-Evra Patch Exposes Women to Dangerous Estrogen Levels, Risk of Blood Clots, Public Citizen Tells FDA
Petition Urges Removal of Patch From Market Within Six Months

For Immediate Release: 5/7/08
Bush Slate of Nominees to FEC Is Anything but a Compromise; Conflict Over FEC Appointments Likely to Continue
Statement of Craig Holman, Campaign Finance Lobbyist for Public Citizen

For Immediate Release: 5/6/08
Congress Must Reform Oil Industry, Financial Markets, Public Citizen Tells House Subcommittee
Uncompetitive practices by oil companies and manipulation of the market by financial speculators are two culprits behind soaring gas prices, Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program, told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee today.

For Immediate Release: 5/5/08
Federal Judge Rules Against Cosmetic Surgery Firm, Dismisses Trademark Claim Against Consumer Web Site
Consumer Site Has First Amendment Right to Publish Reviews, Public Citizen Argued

For Immediate Release: 5/1/08
Bush, Congress Must Hold Oil Industry, Speculators Accountable for High Gas Prices
Statement of Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen

For Immediate Release: 4/28/08
Study Finds New Blood Substitutes Increase Risk of Death, Heart Attacks; Authors Question FDA’s Approval Process, Records Access
While the idea of a blood substitute that doesn’t need refrigeration or cross-matching and has a long shelf life would be an exciting scientific advance, a new study being released Monday online by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that these products significantly increase the risk of heart attacks and death.

For Immediate Release: 4/25/08
National Conference of State Legislatures Slams Pro-Colombia FTA Resolution as Colombia Presidential Advisor Linked to Paramilitaries Is Arrested
State legislators’ sound rejection today of a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to approve the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) sent another strong signal that the trade agreement has very limited support, said Public Citizen.

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