Civilian Protection, Respect of Prisoners Crucial in Possible Kidal Operation Nairobi–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. All warring parties in northern Mali are obligated to abide by the laws of war in the event of a Malian military offensive against opposition armed groups in the Kidal region, Human Rights Watch said today. Past abuses have[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s Intention to Sue Banks for Violating the National Mortgage Settlement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. The AFL-CIO welcomes the announcement by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of his intention to sue banks for alleged violations of the National Mortgage Settlement. Last year, state and federal authorities and the largest mortgage servicers agreed to the National Mortgage Settlement to settle[Read More…]
150 Workers Die Every Day From Injuries or Occupational Diseases According To New Report on Worker Safety and Health
“Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect” details workplace fatalities www.aflcio.org/death-on-the-job Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013 – In 2011, 4,693 workers were killed on the job, according to a new AFL-CIO report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect.” That is an average of thirteen workers every day. In[Read More…]
Environmental Coalition Presses For Thorough Review of Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal
First-of-its-kind facility on East Coast would hurt Chesapeake and hasten nearby fracking Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. A coalition of local, regional, and national groups are objecting to the environmental impacts posed by the proposed Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, saying the[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Notify USDA of ESA Violations Related to Arkansas Swine Facility
Animal waste from factory farm could jeopardize endangered species, contaminate America’s first national river Mount Judea, AR–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. A coalition of conservation and citizen groups sent a notice of intent to sue yesterday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its Farm Service Agency’s loan guarantee for an industrial[Read More…]
Herschel Finds Hot Gas on the Menu for Milky Way’s Black Hole
Galactic centre EU–(ENEWSPF)–07 May 2013. ESA’s Herschel space observatory has made detailed observations of surprisingly hot molecular gas that may be orbiting or falling towards the supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. Our local black hole is located in a region known as Sagittarius[Read More…]
Durbin: Majority of Senate Stood Up for Main Street Businesses
Bill giving states the right to level the playing field for their small businesses now heads to House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday celebrated the Senate’s overwhelming approval of a bill he co-authored to level the playing for Main Street businesses by allowing[Read More…]
Sierra Club, Smithsonian Partner to Celebrate 50 Years of Wilderness
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. The Sierra Club, as part of the Wilderness 50 coalition, the Smithsonian Institution, and Nature’s Best Photography are launching a “Wilderness Forever” photography competition. Fifty winning photos illustrating the magnificence of our nation’s wilderness areas will be viewed by millions of visitors in an exhibition at[Read More…]
New Poll: Majority of Americans Favor Senate Bipartisan Immigration Bill with Roadmap to Citizenship
Findings show pro-immigrant environment and voter support for passing a comprehensive immigration solution in 2013 WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. As the U.S. Senate gears up to debate the new immigration bill, a new poll continues to fuel the American momentum for commonsense immigration reform. A solid majority of Americans, from[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez: Five Years Since Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid and the ‘Image Still Haunts and Inspires Me’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Yesterday, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL), a long-time champion of immigration reform who is part of a bipartisan working group in the House of Representatives crafting immigration reform legislation, commented on the pending fifth anniversary of one of the most horrific immigration raids in American history. [Read More…]
