LEAVENWORTH, Kansas—(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – The University of Saint Mary marked the close of another academic year and the completion of this leg of the class of 2016’s educational journey at USM’s Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 7, in McGilley Field House on the university’s main Leavenworth campus, 4100 South 4th[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Compliant Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints in New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting credit reporting complaints. The report shows that consumers continue to complain about incorrect information on their credit reports as[Read More…]
Former Chief of DOJ Special Litigation Section Speaking on Police Accountability on Wednesday, May 25
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Jonathan Smith was the former Chief of the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice who was responsible for conducting pattern and practice investigations and to bring litigation to address patterns and practices of the violation of the United States Constitution and federal[Read More…]
‘Under the Rug’ Report Reveals G7 Nations Financed $42 Billion in Coal Development Worldwide, Contradicting Climate Goals
Within the industrialized world Japan and Germany continue to stand out for sizable financing of coal plants and development that worsen climate change, harm public health and undermine the Paris climate accord WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – In a blatant contradiction of their public declarations to limit dangerous carbon pollution and[Read More…]
EPA Commits to Strengthen Enforcement for Communities Hit Hardest by Environmental Injustice
2020 Action Plan highlights how pollution hazards go hand in hand with racial and economic inequality. Flaring at a refinery located next to homes in Wilmington, CA. Photo courtesy of Jesse Marquez Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Earthjustice commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for recognizing the need for a[Read More…]
Bathroom Laws Targeting Transgender People Further Criminalize Their Lives
New report examines how transgender people suffer higher rates of incarceration and abuse in the criminal justice system. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Bathroom laws targeting transgender people contribute to a pattern of criminalizing individuals solely based on their gender identity, according to a landmark report released today. The[Read More…]
Plans to Address Zika Transmission Must Include a Comprehensive Approach to Reproductive and Maternal Health
An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Brazil, on Janurary 27, 2016. Source: AP/Felipe Dana Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. As lawmakers in Congress continue to debate funding levels to fight the Zika virus, the Center for American Progress released a[Read More…]
Legal Action to Shut Down Indian Point Nuclear Reactors
Emergency legal filing to the NRC demands reactor 2 not restart, immediate shut down of reactor 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. The disappearance and disintegration of more than 1 in 4 critical bolts holding the Indian Point nuclear reactor cooling system together is far more serious than owner[Read More…]
Four U.S. Freshwater Turtles Receive International Trade Protection
WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Coinciding with World Turtle Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule today to regulate and monitor international trade of common snapping turtles and three softshell turtles. The rule, which responds in part to a 2011 request from the Center for Biological Diversity documenting the[Read More…]
ACLU Sues to Obtain Federal Complaints Against Catholic Hospitals That Refuse Women Care
Growing Concern About Prevalence of Catholic Hospitals After Report Finds 1 in 6 Hospital Beds Are in Facilities Bound by Religious Directives WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit to obtain complaints from the federal government about women refused emergency care because of the religious[Read More…]
