CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. A convicted felon who was a leader of the violent Gangster 2-6 Nation street gang has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on federal gun and drug charges. A federal jury in 2015 convicted FRANCISCO MASIAS of selling cocaine and illegally possessing 16 handguns. Masias,[Read More…]
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It’s Not Too Late to Register for Spring 2017 Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2017. Spring semester is underway at Prairie State College (PSC) and there is still time to register. District residents who missed the opportunity to register for 16-week classes or are trying to find a way to fit a course or two into their schedule, still have the[Read More…]
Earthjustice Condemns President Trump’s Executive Order on Keystone XL and Dakota Access Oil Pipelines
Trump’s action is legally questionable, anti-democratic, ethically suspect Flags fly at the Sacred Stone Camp, Cannonball, North Dakota. Overpass Light Brigade / CC BY-NC 2.0 San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The following is a statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen in response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order[Read More…]
EPA Civil Rights Office Takes Steps to Enforce Civil Rights Laws
Michigan, New Mexico and North Carolina failed to adequately protect civil rights An industrial hog facility in North Carolina. Hog feces and urine are flushed into open, unlined pits and then sprayed onto nearby fields. The practice leads to waste contaminating nearby waters, and drifting as “mist” onto neighboring properties.[Read More…]
International Justice Requires a New Approach to Avoid Being Undermined by Trump Presidency
Exterior view of the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2016. Source: AP/Mike Corder Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States imperils many of the accomplishments of the post-Cold War international order. Of[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Indigenous and Environmental Activists Will Fight Trump Pipeline Decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017 – Today the Trump administration approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following response: Donald Trump has made it clear that his America does not include the millions of Americans who fought[Read More…]
Legal Action Taken to Defend Federal Truck Carbon Pollution Rule
WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal intervention today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to defend federal fuel-efficiency rules aimed at cutting air pollution and planet-warming emissions from big trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Lawyers from the Center and other conservation organizations are[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump Puts Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines Back on Table
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. President Trump signed executive orders today to push ahead with the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Both projects sparked widespread opposition and protests, especially because of their risks to water, wildlife, climate and people. “Donald Trump is wasting no time in digging up two of[Read More…]
ACLU: President Trump Issues Executive Order Allowing Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. An American Civil Liberties Union delegation is in Standing Rock today, facilitating meetings between U.N. officials and members of the[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Trump Declares War on Environment in First Week on Job
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. In response to leaked information regarding the Trump’s transition team’s plans for the Environmental Protection Agency—which includes $513 million in cuts to state tribal and assistance grants—and today’s executive action to advance construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, Food & Water Watch issued the[Read More…]
