WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015 – President Obama today rejected the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline — for all the right reasons. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “This represents a courageous leap forward in the climate fight. Rejecting the Keystone XL[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Celebrates The Obama Administration’s Rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, the Obama Administration rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, further cementing his climate legacy. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune issued the following statement: “Today President Obama said yes to clean energy and public health, and no to dirty oil and dangerous[Read More…]
Earthjustice: President Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
Earthjustice applauds president on his bold action on climate change President Barack Obama’s wave aligns with a rainbow as he boards Air Force One. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama rejected the construction plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, an[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on October 2015 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2015 Employment Situation report released today: “The nation continues to bounce back from our worst economic crisis in generations. October was the most robust month of job growth in 2015, with total[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on the October 2015 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the October 2015 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. The BLS announced that last month, the economy added 271,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to[Read More…]
Building on Her Criminal Justice Agenda, Hillary Clinton Outlines Reforms to Mandatory Minimums
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2015. Adding to her call this spring to “end the era of mass incarceration,” today Hillary Clinton outlined specific reforms to tackle mandatory minimum sentences, which disproportionately hurt African Americans and other minority communities. These proposals build on her criminal justice reform agenda, which also includes measures[Read More…]
World Variety Produce, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Italian Pine Nuts Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. World Variety Produce, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA is voluntarily recalling Italian Pine Nuts 2oz and 3oz, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on President Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. President Barack Obama announced today that he would not approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement in response to the president’s announcement: Today, President Obama rejected more than a single pipeline; he[Read More…]
Airman Missing From WWII Accounted For, Nov. 6, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William O. Pile of[Read More…]
Friday, November 6: Palestinians in Chicago Heed Global Call from Jerusalem for Mass Choirs Singing Mawtini, the Palestinian National Anthem
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2015. Hundreds of Palestinians and their supporters are joining the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine (CJP) to join people across the globe in response to a global call from Jerusalem in support of the Palestinian struggle for liberation from Israeli occupation and colonization. Chicagoans will gather like[Read More…]
