Four-Part Policy Lays the Foundation for the Next Revolution in Roadway Safety Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that have enormous potential for improving safety and mobility for Americans on[Read More…]
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Iconic Hawaiian Bird Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
Honolulu, HI-(ENEWSPF)- In response to a 2010 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protection for the ‘i‘iwi as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. This bird, a bright-scarlet, nectar-feeding Hawaiian honeycreeper, was once widespread across all of the main Hawaiian[Read More…]
Obama Administration Urged to Halt Dumping of Offshore Fracking Waste Into Gulf of Mexico
Atlanta, GA-(ENEWSPF)- An Obama administration proposal to continue allowing oil companies to dump unlimited amounts of offshore fracking chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico violates federal law and threatens endangered marine wildlife, the Center for Biological Diversity warned over the weekend. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency on a[Read More…]
Arizona’s Sonoyta Mud Turtle Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection After Waiting for 19 Years
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- In accordance with a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed protections for 757 species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed Endangered Species Act protection for the Sonoyta mud turtle, which was first identified as a “candidate” for federal protection in 1997. These highly aquatic turtles are found[Read More…]
Mississippi Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection After 25 Years On Waiting List
Jackson, Miss.-(ENEWSPF)- In response to a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed protections for 757 species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the Pearl darter as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The small fish has been wiped out of its namesake[Read More…]
Analysis: Company Behind Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline Has Record of Spills, Property Damage
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Energy Transfer Partners, the conglomerate behind the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, is responsible for 29 pipeline safety incidents since 2006, in which 9,555 barrels of hazardous liquids were leaked, according to a new analysis of federal data by the Center for Biological Diversity. Those spills resulted in[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty: Warrant Officer Travis R. Tamayo, 32
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Defense (DoD) announced on September 18 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Warrant Officer Travis R. Tamayo, 32, of Brownsville, Texas, died Sept. 16 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in a non-combat-related incident. The incident is under investigation. Tamayo was[Read More…]
HRC and ENC Release Statements on HB2
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Keeping up pressure on North Carolina since passage of the infamous HB2, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC (ENC), the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, rejected calls for[Read More…]
ACC Follows NCAA Lead in Moving Championship Games Out of North Carolina Over Anti-LGBTQ HB2 Law
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) decision to stand up for the safety[Read More…]
Equality NC and HRC to Pat McCrory: Repeal HB2 and Apologize for Vile Attacks on NCAA
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSP)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the NCAA’s decision to stand up for LGBTQ equality and slammed Gov. Pat McCrory[Read More…]
